The Underpants Tree

by Chris Page

Whoever controls underwear controls the world.

Sir Hades Gousset — underwear magnate, king of the undies world, the biggest man in pants — has only ever seen underwear as a force for good.

That is, until the mysterious Dr Hieronymus Mangler appears with a fiendish new technology that threatens Hades’ monopoly and his grip on the world of nether-wear.

Mangler’s technology has more sinister purposes than business competition and his ambitions go beyond mere financial profit.

The battle between Hades and Mangler for control of this vital undergarment becomes a titanic struggle for the soul of humanity itself, and leads to not just one, but two apocalypses, in a conflict that rocks civilisation to its foundation wear.

The Underpants Tree is the second volume of The Underpants of Fire trilogy. The first volume is King of the Undies World.

288 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2015

About the author

Despite being as English as a cup of tea, Chris Page has not managed to spend much time in his home country. He was born in Sweden and after growing up in Gloucestershire and London, he drifted off to New York and then Osaka, Japan, where he has remained since 1989 with his wife, kids and big, fat, black and white cat.
Chris is the author of the novels Weed, King of the Undies World, and The Underpants Tree (available in paperback and ebook formats) and short story collections Shorts (ebook only) and Un-Tall Tales (paperback only).

In July 2002 The London Magazine featured the short story The Freebie, which is included in both Shorts and Un-Tall Tales.

Chris also writes non-fiction. He is a freelance journalist, was the chief editor of Kansai Scene magazine for eleven years and briefly the owner. Writing on a broad range of topics, such as current affairs, culture, society, literature, and film, his worked has appeared on CBC (Canada) TV News 1, in The Japan Times, Time Out Kyoto City Guide, The London News Review, Kansai Scene, Tokyo Scene, The Gloucester Citizen, Kansai Time Out and various independent publications and web sites. He has written commercial copy for many clients, including Sony and Thai Airways.

These days he is concentrating on putting out more fiction.