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The Whyte Python world tour : a novel / Travis Kennedy.
"A raucous satirical thriller narrated by Rikki Thunder - drummer for the world-famous 1980s heavy metal band Whyte Python - who is unwittingly lured into an elaborate government plot to bring down the Eastern Bloc"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780385551335 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 403 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Doubleday hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2025.
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Satirical fiction. Novels. |
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In 1986 Los Angeles, drummer Rikki Thunderâs dream comes true when he joins rising glam metal band Whyte Python, but as their music reaches the Eastern Bloc, heâs thrust into a high-stakes battle where rock and roll collides with global politics. - Random House, Inc.
Rikki Thunder, twenty-two-year-old drummer for the scorching new â80s metal band Whyte Python, is about to have it all: absurd wealth, global fame, and a dream girlfriend. But an unwitting role as an international spy? That was definitely not part of the plan.
"A rock-n-roll thrill ride... Heavy Metal icon Rikki Thunder's satirical memoir is sweeter than Cherry Pie and better than a prescription from Dr. Feelgood! You need to read it."âErnest Cline
Itâs Los Angeles, 1986, and metal rules the world. For aspiring drummer Rikki Thunder, life is beautiful, just like his hairâeven if he is sleeping in a condemned paint store and playing with a band thatâs going nowhere. But when Rikki gets a shot to join L.A.âs hottest up-and-coming club band, Whyte Python, his young life takes a mind-blowing turn. Soon he and his new band mates have a hit single rocketing up the charts, Whyte Python is selling out major clubs, and Rikki has a gorgeous girlfriend in the audience and in his life. He literally could not ask for anything more.
But good fortune can be deceiving. As the band gets a deeper taste of success in the US, the late-80âs Cold War is breathing its last gasps around the world. American music is blasting through the Iron Curtain and a youth revolution is taking holdâwith a hair band unknowingly playing host to the final battle for the hearts and minds of young people everywhere. Rikki Thunder soon questions the forces that are helping to propel Whyte Python, and he realizes the stakes of his musical journeyâto spread peace, love, and epic shredding across the globeâmight be far more dangerous than he had ever imagined.
Crafted on the satirical knife-edge between high-suspense and head-banging hilarity, The Whyte Python World Tour is a raucous, uplifting, and refreshing debut. Travis Kennedyâs adrenaline-charged novel is delightfully steeped in â80s music and cultural nostalgia, delivering one of the most entertaining reads of the year.
