TRAILER ANNOUNCEMENT! Pandemonia: A Lowbrow Conspiracy Legend
"Final Fantasy VI meets January VI"
Quests! Magic! Politics! Puns!
In honor of the 5th Anniversary of Flatten the Curve, I thought this would be a fitting time to make an announcement that will change your life: I just finished editing my novel. I’ll be releasing a handful of excerpts in the coming weeks - stay tuned.
Here’s a preliminary review of Pandemonia from my editor:
“This is an extremely unique and compelling blend of fantasy, ribald humor, and political satire—a sort of Lord of the Beltway Rings. It’s clear you had a blast writing it and the energy is contagious. There were many lines that got a genuine guffaw out of me—I couldn’t resist marking some of them with a “ha,” but rest assured there were many more than were marked.
“As you’re clearly aware from your list of advance readers, this novel has a very specific readership: young, male, politically disaffected, plugged into the standup/podcast “manosphere.” Fortuitously, this demographic has a great deal of cultural cachet these days, as evidenced by the endless trend pieces about the broligarchy. Some of the humor plays on conspiracy theories that are widely considered toxic (Hillary as child trafficker, etc.), which makes this a tough sell for mainstream publishers. Still, I have no doubt you could find success with this with some more open-minded houses. From what you’ve told me, you seem to be aware that some of this material might be alienating and are okay with that.”
Elevator Pitch:
Knight Captain Pickle, once the brine of the King’s Court, has been jettisoned from Service. He’s on a mythic quest to detoxify the swampy citystate of Quagmerica and heal the nation. A nefarious wizard has unleashed a demonic plague and has convinced the King that his new potion is the cure. Pickle isn’t exactly a Rhodes scholar, but he smells something funny going on. He’ll need some goshdarn help from his whip-smart wife, a disgraced alchemist, a fugitive pilot, annoying libertarian Eagles, and some bad hombres. Pizza will be served.
Back Story:
Using his hand of MAGMA, King Rex Machinor erupts to the throne. He has defeated the blonde-bob-cutted Ice Witch, Karen Hilhead, grabbing her by her subartic nethers. He soon finds out that his ruling is not as fun as conquering when his golden throne turns into a hot seat.
What if/ so what?
What if our world was the mythic saga we've been yearning for? Picture this: Trump as a warlord king, Fauci as his dark sorcerer, and amidst this chaos, an unlikely hero rises from the pickles. Can this tenacious knight with his band of merry misfits stitch back the fabric of a realm torn apart by the mad titans of power?
I have subscribed because this sounds intriguing! xx
I look forward to reading this