Rolf Margenau's Blog - Posts Tagged "satire"
New satirical novel coming
National Parks is sliding down the slippery slope to publication. The final draft finally passed the gimlet eye of its editor and it is on its way into the publishing stream. The initial buzz is encouraging. Another author said: "Margenau’s sardonic wit is a big step above Saturday Night Live’s and on par with Stephen Colbert and John Oliver, both of whom would benefit by having this octogenarian on staff. I can envision each of those comics pounding the table in laughter, like I did, while reading National Parks."
The story is about what happens, in the near future, when Congress, through inaction and gridlock, drives our nation to the brink of bankruptcy. To bail us out, the legislature decides to sell our national parks to the highest bidder. Comic mayhem ensues.
Amazon is considering the novel as an eBook for its "Scout" program, and the paperback version should be on bookshelves in April.
Watch this space for the much awaited cover reveal.
The story is about what happens, in the near future, when Congress, through inaction and gridlock, drives our nation to the brink of bankruptcy. To bail us out, the legislature decides to sell our national parks to the highest bidder. Comic mayhem ensues.
Amazon is considering the novel as an eBook for its "Scout" program, and the paperback version should be on bookshelves in April.
Watch this space for the much awaited cover reveal.
National Parks Update
Although more than 600 readers nominated my latest novel for Kindle Scout, the Amazonians chose not to add it to their list. So, trusty Frogworks Publishing will present it to the world in a few weeks. Watch for giveaways in April. Frogworks will also offer a 99 cent Kindle short term deal in April or May,
Preliminary reviews are very positive. Apparently this crazy political season has whetted appetites for satirical political humor. Even though current candidates are spoiling satire by outrageous behaviors that challenge the wildest comic imaginations, National Parks manages to lampoon the future Congress.
One critic likens the book's content to sessions with John Oliver and Steven Colbert. I hope that catches on!
Preliminary reviews are very positive. Apparently this crazy political season has whetted appetites for satirical political humor. Even though current candidates are spoiling satire by outrageous behaviors that challenge the wildest comic imaginations, National Parks manages to lampoon the future Congress.
One critic likens the book's content to sessions with John Oliver and Steven Colbert. I hope that catches on!
National Parks finally here!
Finally, my National Parks novel is available to all fans of dystopian, satirical send-ups of the beltway culture. Hard to imagine since Donny T. Rump's ascendancy has almost single-handedly killed satire. Nevertheless, for the astonishingly low price of $2.99 (breaks down to .05 cents per belly laugh, .025 cents per guffaw, and .02 cents per snicker) the eBook can be found on amazon
Here's more information about the book:
In the near future, the San Andreas Fault ruptures, sending Los Angeles beneath the Pacific Ocean, the Midwest is gripped by famine, and massive gates keep the Potomac River from flooding the Capitol. Congress, through gridlock, inactivity, and disastrous economic policies, has brought the nation to the brink of bankruptcy. As a way to generate enough money to avoid default, Congress plans to sell the national parks to the highest bidders. Three strong women intend to stop them.
This is a delicious satirical send-up of the beltway culture, a paean to our national parks, and an exposition of characters, hilarious, irritating, and very human, who struggle in the Washington web. The author predicts how new inventions will affect our future lives and mixes noble and base characters in a froth of comic conflict.
There are a lobbyist with a secret toe fetish, a computer genius who creates an x-rated video avatar game, a Chinese gangster looking for respectability, an industrialist intending to dam the Grand Canyon and sell high-priced water to California, corrupt legislators, and, of course, lusty heroines, birth, death, and betrayal . In other words, business as usual.
Here's more information about the book:
In the near future, the San Andreas Fault ruptures, sending Los Angeles beneath the Pacific Ocean, the Midwest is gripped by famine, and massive gates keep the Potomac River from flooding the Capitol. Congress, through gridlock, inactivity, and disastrous economic policies, has brought the nation to the brink of bankruptcy. As a way to generate enough money to avoid default, Congress plans to sell the national parks to the highest bidders. Three strong women intend to stop them.
This is a delicious satirical send-up of the beltway culture, a paean to our national parks, and an exposition of characters, hilarious, irritating, and very human, who struggle in the Washington web. The author predicts how new inventions will affect our future lives and mixes noble and base characters in a froth of comic conflict.
There are a lobbyist with a secret toe fetish, a computer genius who creates an x-rated video avatar game, a Chinese gangster looking for respectability, an industrialist intending to dam the Grand Canyon and sell high-priced water to California, corrupt legislators, and, of course, lusty heroines, birth, death, and betrayal . In other words, business as usual.
