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The Stars' Tennis Balls

  • 2000 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 3.0 (3 ratings)
  • 30 editions

Stephen Fry's The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000) is a romantic suspense novel. Much of the action takes place in England and London. It deals with teenage boys, revenge, Heranwachsender and Elite.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 30 editions across 6 languages.

At about 384 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About The Stars' Tennis Balls

The brilliant author, actor, and comedian has written his first thriller, a haunting, dramatic story about a young man who is kidnapped and confined for decades, and the vicious aftermath.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Teenage boys
  • Revenge
  • Suspense romance
  • Heranwachsender
  • Elite
  • Mitschüler
  • Neid
  • Englisch
  • Escapes
  • Irish Republican Army
  • Kidnapping
  • Male friendship
  • Psychiatric hospital patients
  • Thrillers
  • Psychological fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Stars' Tennis Balls?

The Stars' Tennis Balls was written by Stephen Fry and first published in 2000.

What genre is The Stars' Tennis Balls?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Stars' Tennis Balls?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Stars' Tennis Balls?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Mister, The River Knows and Wicked Widow.

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