Faster than the Speed of Love (Family Guy)

Faster than the Speed of Love is a fictional work of literature featured in the animated television series Family Guy. The novel is written by the character Brian Griffin. Although the full story details are never revealed, Faster than the Speed of Love is essentially a Story within a story.

Writing the Novel
Over various episodes of the series, it is alluded to that Brian has spent several years working on a novel. Various characters ridicule Brian on this point, implying that the novel will never be completed.

When Brian informs [Lois Griffin] of the details of his novel, she is amused its mediocrity and lack of originality.

Publishing
In the episode 420, the book is published. Carter Pewterschmidt bribes Brian into encouraging the abolishing of marijuana. In exchange, Carter finances the publicaion and shipping of the novel. Two million copies are printed, and an Oprah sticker is put on the book to encourage sales.

Critical and Commercial Reception
At the end of the episode 420, the book is mentioned on the news. The book is reported to have set the record for worst selling novel of all time, not selling a single copy, noted as "thanks to universal panning by literary critics".