World Enough and Time

Santa sleighs back into print!

I'm pleased to announce that Deadite Press has just brought out a new trade paperback edition of SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES.

This is a stand-alone sequel to SANTA STEPS OUT, which has likewise been republished, with the original Alan M. Clark illustrations from the Dark Highway Press limited edition, Pat LoBrutto's intro restored (Leisure Books dropped it), and a second afterword by yours truly, catching you up on the fortunes of this novel since its first publication fourteen years ago.

Enjoy!

Robert

A few musings on the occasion of WALKING WOUNDED's reissue

Eraserhead Press maintains an active website for bizarro related thoughts of all kinds.

On the occasion of a new edition of WALKING WOUNDED from Deadite Press, an imprint of Eraserhead, I've posted a few thoughts here:

Enjoy!

 

Kindle price for SANTA novels reduced to $2.99 until Christmas

[UPDATE: I've reverted the prices to $4.99 as of October 10th. Still a bargain!]

This coming November and December, Eraserhead Press will bring out SANTA STEPS OUT and SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES in new trade editions, along with the as-yet-untitled third Santa Claus novel.

From now until then, I have lowered the Kindle price of each book to $2.99.

As I understand it, Eraserhead will issue its own eBook versions (Kindle, Nook, etc.), at which time I'll withdraw these current Kindle editions from publication. So now's your chance to get them at $2.99. Eraserhead will control the pricing after that point.

Cheers!

Baby's First Book of Seriously Fucked-Up Shit is out!

Deadite Press has just brought out a new story collection in trade paperback, with a cover to die for and their usual care for the graphic design throughout.

Here's the Amazon link:

Baby's First Book

And the table of contents:

"Showdown at Stinking Springs"
"Clap If You Believe"
"Ridi Bobo"
"Li'l Miss Ultrasound"
"Bucky Goes to Church"
"Fructus in Eden"
"One Flesh: A Cautionary Tale"
"The Slobbering Tongue That Ate the Frightfully Huge Woman"
"Holy Fast, Holy Feast"

Enjoy it immensely,

Robert

 

"Zombie Mashup" novella for sale on Kindle at 99 cents...

Hi, all,

First published as "Holy Fast, Holy Feast" in John Skipp's seminal anthology MONDO ZOMBIE, my 18k-word metafictional novella has been renamed "Zombie Mashup" in its Kindle incarnation, cost, 99 cents.

Details at this link.

Said Nickolas Cook, "Robert Devereaux's 'Holy Fast, Holy Feast' is the best literary take on the concept of infinite possibilities I've ever had the pleasure to read. His skill in weaving and bobbing multiple parallel stories is stunning."

Enjoy!

Robert

John Helfers on A FLIGHT OF STORKS AND ANGELS

My fantasy novel A Flight of Storks and Angels will, in a few weeks, be available in a Kindle edition. I'm pretty sure it's still available as a trade paperback from Five Star.

Meanwhile, I recently found what its editor, John Helfers, had to say about it on a YA editor panel last spring, hosted by Nancy Holder, as part of his response to the question, "Would you mind naming 10 seminal works of fantasy that an aspiring YA fantasy author should read?".

Here's what John had to say about Flight:

"A Flight of Storks and Angels by Robert Devereaux: One of the first fantasy novels I acquired during my time overseeing the Five Star SF/Fantasy line, and the one acquisition I am the most proud of in that line. Devereaux writes rural fantasy unlike anyone else, with incisive character portraits of both adults and children, keen insight into human nature, and a plot that gradually unfolds until the reader is swept away by it. A work worthy of being reprinted by a major publisher."

Lovely, eh?  :^)

 

First review of SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES

Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes has received its first review, in The Harrow, and it's a good 'un.

Excerpts:

"The premise concerns Santa's immortal stepdaughter Wendy using her talents to see into the futures of the children of the world and seeing the promise of one life snuffed out due to homophobia and intolerance. At her behest, Santa sends up an entry to God himself to intervene and save young Jamie Stratton's life. Working through Archangel Michael, God allows Santa and Wendy--with the help of the happily castrated Easter Bunny--to visit those whose intolerance will lead to Jamie's ultimate suicide in an attempt to persuade them to change their ways and embrace diversity. The Tooth Fairy gets wind of his plans and does everything within her power to stop him."

"The Tooth Fairy [is] one of the most delightfully wicked villains in any book I've read in the past five years, a creation that can cause other writers to feel a mixture of admiration and jealousy that they didn't come up with a character that much fun and evil."

"a wonderful mix of ancient mythology and childhood icons . . a hell of an accomplishment . . . startlingly original and daring"

Full review here.

Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes now available online...

SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES is now available at all the usual suspects online.

IN BRIEF
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Santa Claus and stepdaughter Wendy strive to remake the world in compassion and generosity, preventing one child's fated suicide by winning over his worst tormentors, then attempting, with the Easter Bunny's help, to eradicate homophobia worldwide in one magical night.

WHERE TO FIND IT
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Amazon.com, print edition
Amazon.com, Kindle edition
Barnes & Noble
Booklocker.com, both as a trade paperback and an eBook. The first five chapters can be read here.
Booklocker.com - wholesale order form for bookstores

Enjoy!

Robert

SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS now in hand!

Just a quick note to tell you that yesterday's mail contained the first copy of SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE HOMOPHOBES.

All's well with it and I've told booklocker.com to proceed with the final steps for making it available online and through Ingram's.

Stay tuned as it hits the streets.

It should be a matter of a few weeks!

Oh and here's a link to the cover.

Robert

Back cover text for Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes

Folks, my new novel Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes will be out in late August or early September as a trade paperback.

For those familiar with Santa Steps Out, this book is a sequel, but it isn't necessary to have read the earlier book first.

To whet your appetite, here is the back cover text.

Enjoy!

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Santa Claus is back. And flying beside him is Wendy, his freshly minted stepdaughter, who can peer into the future of selected children and offer them glimpses of the wonders ahead.

But with that power come horrific visions of the turmoil and trouble the less fortunate among them seem destined to suffer.

Can Wendy and her stepfather prevent the suicide of Jamie Stratton in his teen years, as he grows up gay in a homophobic household and community? God the Father grants them three visits to Jamie's tormentors, in hopes of bringing about a change of heart in them and eliminating their ingrained prejudices.

Beyond the challenge of rescuing one child lies the far more daunting task of expunging entirely this brand of bigotry from the human race, as Santa and Wendy seek to remake the world in compassion and generosity.

Along the way, they enlist the aid of the Easter Bunny, a highly persuasive fellow indeed.

But the Tooth Fairy and her loathsome imps are hell-bent on doing all they can to stop Santa and Wendy--nay, to *heighten* mortal fear and hatred against anyone whose orientation strays even the slightest from the norm.

In the end, Santa must make the ultimate sacrifice if he is to save humankind from complete chaos and self-destruction.
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