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The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived

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The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived
First edition
AuthorRobert Rankin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCornelius Murphy Trilogy
GenreFantasy novel
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1995
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback) & (Paperback)
Pages318 pp
ISBN0-552-14211-5
OCLC60263111
Preceded byRaiders of the Lost Car Park 

The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived is a novel by British author Robert Rankin.[1] It is the third (and final) book in the Cornelius Murphy trilogy, sequel to The Book of Ultimate Truths and Raiders of the Lost Car Park.

The central story revolves around a 14-year-old schoolboy, Norman, who is killed while trying to summon a demon to grant him wings. Instead of going to Heaven or Hell though, Norman is employed at the Universal Reincarnation Company, set up after God closed down Hell when he realised that nobody could hope to keep the Tenth Commandment. Norman discovers that someone has learnt how to "pre-incarnate" themselves. Constantly being reborn on their original birthdate, with all their knowledge intact, they could be the titular Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived... or the very Devil himself.

References

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  1. ^ Pratt, Steve (24 March 2008). "Top Rankin". Northern Echo (Darlington, UK). p. 14. ProQuest 329365372.