#Merdyn the wild

[ailendolin]

So yesterday, I finished listening to the audiobook of The Wizard in my Shed - The Misadventures of Merdyn the Wild by Simon Farnaby and I can't recommend it highly enough. It made me laugh more times than I can count, sometimes because of something that was written, sometimes because of the way it's narrated, and sometimes for no other reason than Simon's choice of voice for one of the characters (Bubbles, my beloved). I adore the humour, the bits of history peppered throughout the story, the characters with their struggles and quirks and, most of all, how heartfelt the whole book is.

It is a children's book, yes, so some things were predictable but that did in no way lessen the joy of listening to it. I can't wait to start the second book and go on another adventure with Rose, Merdyn and, of course, Bubbles.

[partywithponies]

So true Simon 💖

[tamsinbeybey-she-no-porcupine]

I love the Merdyn the wild audiobooks sooooo much😍

They are the perfect mixture of references to other six idiots projects, facts about history and a great story that isn't predictable and so funny!

However I can't help but I hear Bubbles the Guinea pig as 95% Julian Fawcett 😅

[scribeartistjo-tan]

Oml, it's Merdyn the Wild!! <3

Goodmorning everybody I have found this (and I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it)

[partywithponies]

Evanhart really said "I could fix him 💖"

[ailendolin]

*pokes head in*

Norne for ☕️- Classic AU Setting 😁

Thank you so much for sending me a prompt for my silly little ship, dear! This somehow turned into a ficlet and I have no regrets 😂

Headcanon ask game can be found here.

☕️- Classic AU (Bookshop)

Nigel was nervous when he opened the door to Button Books. It was a tiny shop that had obviously seen better days, one he'd normally walk past without a second glance. It was also his last hope of finding the book his niece had asked for for her birthday, so he took a deep breath and stepped inside. A little bell rang and the young man behind the counter looked up and offered him a polite smile. He looked handsome in his brown vest and white shirt, and Nigel quickly ducked into the cramped aisle of the children's section before his gaze lingered too long. He looked for Cecily's book - "It's the first Merdyn the Wild book, Uncle Nigel." - but struggled to read the titles when the letters began to blur together.

"May I help you, sir?" the shopkeeper suddenly asked from behind him.

Nigel knew he'd never find the book without help - if it was even here - so he swallowed his embarrassment and told the shopkeeper what he was looking for.

"It's right here," the shopkeeper said and reached for a book that was right in front of Nigel's eyes. The relief was so overwhelming in that moment- He has it! - that Nigel didn't even realise he started rambling - "Thank you so much!" And "Sorry, I have trouble reading." And "It's my niece's birthday today and I was sick last week and couldn't get. the book sooner" And "You're a lifesaver!" - until the shopkeeper steered him towards a chair, told him to sit and pressed a fresh cup of tea into his hands.

Later, Nigel learned that the man's name was Thomas and that his co-owners - his cousin of all people, and the woman he'd loved - had opened up another business elsewhere, one more promising than a bookshop. "That's why the place looks so rundown. We planned to renovate it but without Francis and Isabelle ..."

The heavy sigh that followed made Nigel's heart ache. So did the revelation that Thomas used to be a poet who self-published his poems before the world told him he wasn't good enough. Without thinking about it, Nigel added his collection of works to Cecily's book.

"I liked the one about the sunrise the best," he told Thomas a week later when he went back to the shop. And then, trying to be brave, he asked, "Would you read it for me?"

The smile Thomas gave him was the loveliest Nigel had ever seen.

[partywithponies]

Looking at any Simon Farnaby character like

[partywithponies]

This picture is so cute. Rose and Bubbles cuddled up to Simon. Simon giving peak dad energy towards his own characters. (Also furthering my belief that Merdyn is played by Simon lol)

[partywithponies]

Can you believe Simon Farnaby created an entire fictional universe inside his novels where literally every single male character without exception is either A) a morally complicated secretly sad and/or insecure funny idiot bastard man, or B) a himbo?

[partywithponies]

"Merdyn is my friend! He can be selfish and a little rude, but I know he has a good heart!"

- Rose, immediately after watching Merdyn physically assault 3 innocent men and threaten to commit murder

[tamsinbeybey-she-no-porcupine]

Now listening to "the wizard in my shed - the misadventures of Merdyn the wild"

It's so cute and Simon does such great voices!

And it's hilarious!

[zoejameswilliams]

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[ailendolin]

Finished the audiobook of The Warrior in my Wardrobe today and it was just as charming as the first part of the series. The way Simon voices the different characters will never cease to amaze me and I'm so happy he gave Evanhart a larger role this time - though Bubbles, of course, is still my favourite.

I really hope we'll get a third book one day. The ending practically begs for it.

So yesterday, I finished listening to the audiobook of The Wizard in my Shed - The Misadventures of Merdyn the Wild by Simon Farnaby and I can't recommend it highly enough. It made me laugh more times than I can count, sometimes because of something that was written, sometimes because of the way it's narrated, and sometimes for no other reason than Simon's choice of voice for one of the characters (Bubbles, my beloved). I adore the humour, the bits of history peppered throughout the story, the characters with their struggles and quirks and, most of all, how heartfelt the whole book is.

It is a children's book, yes, so some things were predictable but that did in no way lessen the joy of listening to it. I can't wait to start the second book and go on another adventure with Rose, Merdyn and, of course, Bubbles.