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Blitzball

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Pub Date Nov 12 2018 | Archive Date Oct 28 2018

Heartlab Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles


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Description

What if your entire life was a lie?

Addie has a secret that even he doesn’t know.
That secret is in his genome.
He’s a ticking time bomb.
They all know it and they are waiting.
If he finds out, will he be able to stop it?
Will he even want to stop it?

Maybe life is better when you’re infamous.

When a teenage boy discovers he was cloned to be Hitler, he combats his genes, family and upbringing at a school where soccer is war.

A predominantly white Reichfield High has lost every game in the last few years to the North Prep, a school with mostly Mexican, Brazilian, and Filipino students. For the first game of the season, however, Addie and his teammates are confident that they will win—because they’ve personally made sure the lead player of the opposite team will be unable to play.

Addie and his supremacist and misogynistic friends are ill-prepared for what comes next, though. They are defeated by Shaylee, the best soccer player North Prep has ever seen—who also happens to be a girl. Given an exception, Shaylee is allowed to compete in a team of all boys.

Unable to accept defeat, Addie is convinced that Shaylee must be using illegal methods to beat the Reichfield team. He sets out to expose her, but discovers instead that he has secrets of his own…

What if your entire life was a lie?

Addie has a secret that even he doesn’t know.
That secret is in his genome.
He’s a ticking time bomb.
They all know it and they are waiting.
If he finds out, will he be...


A Note From the Publisher

Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-9950441-9-7. EBook ISBN: 978-1-9993996-1-0.

Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-9950441-9-7. EBook ISBN: 978-1-9993996-1-0.


Advance Praise

"The tone hits a range of notes between Suzanne Collins’ 2010 book, Mockingjay, and Mel Brooks’ 1967 film, The Producers. Still, it’s striking and disconcerting when Ludwig makes a young, malfunctioning pseudo-neo-fascist speak in a voice not unlike Holden Caulfield’s. Even before the book tips its hand as sc-fi, it feels akin to past fabulist/surreal fiction, such as Günter Grass’ The Tin Drum (1959), which tried to interpret Nazism in avant-garde terms." - Kirkus Reviews

"This high-concept novel on white supremacy offers a nightmarish look at identity." - Foreword Reviews

"This story is necessary. This story is important." — Shira Potter, 
author of The Monster at Recess

"An intriguing blend of racial conflict, wry humor, and a winding plot make for an enjoyable read in Blitzball by Barton Ludwig, a narrative with a strong appeal for fans of soccer and coming of age." — D.K. Zape, Readers' Favorite

"The tone hits a range of notes between Suzanne Collins’ 2010 book, Mockingjay, and Mel Brooks’ 1967 film, The Producers. Still, it’s striking and disconcerting when Ludwig makes a young...


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Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781999399603
PRICE $14.95 (USD)

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