Rock Gods & Messy Monsters

by Diane Hatz

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Pub Date Sep 20 2023 | Archive Date Nov 16 2023

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General Fiction (Adult) | Humor & Satire | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

Aliens have hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions have become the norm.

Alex’s dream job has turned into a nightmare. What should she do?

It's the 1990s. Alex arrives to work at Acht Records, her improbable blonde hair streaked stress magenta and anger black. Her first duty is to wipe blood off her boss's walls. It goes downhill from there.

Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a humorous story about life inside a record company. Yet underneath and between the lines of satire and absurdism, the book is a cautionary tale.

Join Alex as she weaves throughout a comedic cast of characters, and her boss attempts to thwart her at every turn.

"Everything Everywhere All At Once" meets "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

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Accolades!

Finalist, 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award (Adult Fiction Humor)
Recommended Review – The US Review of Books
Finalist, The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
IndieBRAG Medallion 2023 Honoree
Top 30 Impressive Indie Books of 2022 from Independent Book Review
Most frequently wish listed book on BookBub (Dec 2022)
#1 Hot New Release Amazon Kindle in Absurdist Fiction, Pop Culture and Pop Culture Music (Sept 2022)
Starred Review, Independent Book Review (Oct 2022)

(Originally published as Rock Gods of Acht)

Aliens have hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions have become the norm.

Alex’s dream job has turned into a nightmare. What should she do?

It's the...

Advance Praise

"The novel is so perverse it causes one to laugh out loud at the deranged storyline and detailed descriptions, offering an easy-to-read yarn for those looking for something different. This is truly satire at its best.” - US Review of Books

""A fast paced, entertaining comic treat."" - Kirkus Discoveries

""A gory experimental piece and a powerful illustration of dreams that move into the arena of nightmares."" - Midwest Book Review

""It is a story that far too many people, of all ages, will be able to relate to."" - Independent Book Review

""Satirical, zany, hilarious—a gut-punching commentary about the inner workings of the music industry, its power complexes, and power plays."" - The BookLife Prize

“It’s difficult to really pin down Rock Gods. You could take it at face value and chalk it down as pure abstract surrealism. You could also decode comma and quotation mark for deeply written philosophical wisdom. I think it’s a little bit of both.” – The Lit Refinery