The Authors Whiff
Book 6 of the Sniffed series
Published: December 5, 2026
Description
A parody of the Gift series - In Development
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Mike Gambell wrote five books about a family and their impossible Gift before he understood what he had actually written.
*The Author's Waft* is the book in which Gambell enters his own series — reluctantly, at the insistence of the narrator — and discovers that the mechanic is not, as he had assumed, a purely fictional construct. It is hereditary. It is specific to his bloodline. It has been present in every Gambell family gathering for four generations and politely overlooked by everyone involved.
His grandfather, who is now available for comment, has opinions.
This is the book that explains the Michelin-star WhatsApp group. The Westminster Abbey incident. The Ford's Theatre evening. The Savile Row suit. The Eiffel Tower proposal that wasn't even his.
It is also the book in which Gambell learns that writing about a Gift you have inherited without realising it constitutes, under at least three different interpretations of cosmic law, informed consent.
The Vatican, having failed to eliminate the Evans family, has redirected its attention.
Mike Gambell was not prepared for this.
He is, however, very sorry about the Beefeaters.
*"The funniest ending a supernatural farce series has ever had.
Also: a genuine apology. Both are meant."*
*The Author's Waft* is the book in which Gambell enters his own series — reluctantly, at the insistence of the narrator — and discovers that the mechanic is not, as he had assumed, a purely fictional construct. It is hereditary. It is specific to his bloodline. It has been present in every Gambell family gathering for four generations and politely overlooked by everyone involved.
His grandfather, who is now available for comment, has opinions.
This is the book that explains the Michelin-star WhatsApp group. The Westminster Abbey incident. The Ford's Theatre evening. The Savile Row suit. The Eiffel Tower proposal that wasn't even his.
It is also the book in which Gambell learns that writing about a Gift you have inherited without realising it constitutes, under at least three different interpretations of cosmic law, informed consent.
The Vatican, having failed to eliminate the Evans family, has redirected its attention.
Mike Gambell was not prepared for this.
He is, however, very sorry about the Beefeaters.
*"The funniest ending a supernatural farce series has ever had.
Also: a genuine apology. Both are meant."*