THE RAMSHEAD ALGORITHM AND OTHER STORIES
by KJ Kabza
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Pub Date Jan 16 2018 | Archive Date Nov 01 2017
Description
Ramshead Jones has a billionaire father, a dysfunctional family, and a shocking secret nestled in the hedge maze in his backyard: Earth’s only portal to hundreds of other realities. When Ramshead’s unwitting father decides to rip the hedge maze out, Ramshead is forced to use dangerous magic to move the portal before it’s destroyed, too—unless the deadly maze of other family secrets that come to light destroys him first.
In THE RAMSHEAD ALGORITHM AND OTHER STORIES, sand cats speak, ghost bikes roll, corpses disappear, and hedge mazes are more bewildering than you’ve ever imagined. These 11 fantasy and science fiction stories from KJ Kabza have been dubbed “Sublime” (Tangent), “Rich” (SFRevu), and “Ethereal” (Quick Sip Reviews) and will take you deep into other astonishing realities that not even Ramshead has discovered.
Cover design and interior illustrations by Dante Saunders.
A Note From the Publisher
THE RAMSHEAD ALGORITHM AND OTHER STORIES (ISBN: 978-1-939056-13-9, 348 pp) is his debut print collection. It is to be published by Pink Narcissus Press (Massachusetts, USA) as a Trade Paperback on January 16, 2018 and will retail for $15.00. It is intended for a general audience, and includes a cover and story illustrations by Dante Saunders.
Advance Praise
“I can’t come close to approximating the crackling language or incandescent imagination that KJ Kabza displays in these stories. So instead I’ll say this: he’s really f***ing good. Literate, smart, sometimes gentle, sometimes devastating, these stories will set your brain on fire.” —Cecilia Tan, author of DARON'S GUITAR CHRONICLES and the MAGIC UNIVERSITY series
“Kabza’s stories take us to realms where the mundane becomes magical and the weird perfectly ordinary. His writing pushes the lyricism of Bradbury into edgy and odd places to create powerful work that is wholly original, delightfully strange, and emotionally resonant.” —LJ Cohen, author of the HALCYONE SPACE and CHANGELING'S CHOICE series
“A highly imaginative mix of genre stories with the feel of classic fables. This fantastic variety left me hungry for the next book by Kabza!” —Linda D. Addison, four-time Bram Stoker Award winner and author of HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DEMON HAS BECOME YOUR FRIEND
“In these stories, KJ Kabza creates whole fantastic worlds that combine the universe-building of Jack Vance with the odd logic of fairy tales. These are a great read, and unlike anything you’ve read before.” —Craig Shaw Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of BATMAN and TEMPORARY MONSTERS
Marketing Plan
Email/mail campaigns:
--via SFWA's New Release newsletter
--via author's personal subscriber-based email newsletter
--postcard mailing to independent bookstores across the country
Blog coverage/reviews:
--book profile to appear on BookRiot
--book review to appear at Abyss & Apex
--ARC requested by Fantasy Literature
--ARC requested by Strange Horizons
--highlighting in SFWA's Featured Author and Featured Books programs
--blog post to appear on the Furry Writers' Guild blog
--book review to appear at Katherine Nabity's "The Writerly Reader"
--querying for an appearance on Mary Robinette Kowal's blog ("My Favorite Bit" feature)
--querying for an appearance on Chuck Wendig's blog ("Five Things I Learned by Writing..." feature)
--additional reviews/blog posts TBD (have queried approx. 45 bloggers/venues)
Author appearances/panels:
--TusCon (November 2017)
--Tucson Comicon (November 2018)
--Readercon (July 2018)
--additional cons TBD (submitting applications to Phoenix Comicon, Tucson Festival of Books, BookCon, DragonCon, Baltimore Book Festival)
Bookstores:
--in-person pitching of product to 3 local independent bookstores
--submitting application for local Barnes & Noble to stock book (distributed by Ingram)
General:
--giveaways via social media, subscriber-based email newsletter, and blog on newly-revamped website
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781939056139 |
| PRICE | $15.00 (USD) |
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