Different Planet

by Julian Worker

5 days in an English office environment.

One person goes to the wrong place for a rock festival, another man can't control the breaking of wind, and yet another has a go on the office bike.

The main character undergoes a transformation after losing a race and feels better for it. Different Planet is a story about the voyage of Martin Trandorf from a boorish anti-environmentalist to a supporter of the fight against Global Warming.

Initially, Trandorf is described as coming from a different planet because of his throwaway attitude towards everything and everybody. He insults people and doesn't see anything wrong in the way he behaves. He is a conspicuous consumer who drives a Hummer, who doesn't put paper in the recycling, and who despises people who keep fit.

Gradually, he begins to see the light. His children are learning about green issues at primary school and there's a person at work called Nigel Todd who lives a considerate life and keeps fit. Trandorf challenges Todd to a race, but Trandorf loses. Trandorf says he will beat Todd the next time. He starts to live a healthier lifestyle.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2016

About the author

I was born in Leicester and support the Tigers and the relegated Foxes. I attended school in Yorkshire and university in Liverpool.

I have visited 96 countries and territories. My most recent trips in 2023 were to Islay, Jura, Madeira, Porto Santo, mainland Portugal, North-Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, and The Peloponnese.

In 2024, I went to The Algarve, rode on The Great Little Trains of Wales, sailed between the Saronic Gulf islands of Greece as well as visiting Thessaloniki, The Pembrokeshire Coast, and the Ionian island of Kythira.

I love photography and writing.

My second newest book is called Dragon Lawyer : Scales of Justice and is about a young dragon called Wendy who becomes a lawyer in a parallel universe. She helps fairy tale characters obtain legal redress for the injustices they've suffered in previous stories.

My newest book is called Tree-Hugging Cats, the third book in the series about Gemma and Freddie, two cats who save a local tree from felling as well breaking up a people-smuggling ring at Europoort.