THE EDGE OF MADNESS by Raymond Gaynor- Excerpt #3
(This Excerpt is PG-13-rated)
"The entire foray celebrated his continued ascent into adulthood. Billie smelled and looked unfazed. Andry smelled and looked stunned, then incredulous, then annoyed, aggravated and finally disgusted. What is with Simi? Draff wondered, raising his eyebrows at the staccato olfactory slaps he sensed coming from her, all seeming aimed directly at him. Why did he feel so hurt? More important, why should her reactions bother him so deeply, or at all for that matter?
"Draff noticed Billie staring at Simi. And what's with those two? he thought before his better judgment kicked in and he dismissed his conflicting thoughts, reburying himself in the tsunami of forearm-clasps, hugs and well-wishes.
"Everything is going so well, he reflected happily.
"Everything isn't quite coming together as I'd hoped, Simi reflected with concern.
"Everything is going to hell, Billie reflected angrily."
About this Book:
It is my pleasure to present the long awaited sequel to my and William Maltese's pop sexual-political-thriller TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009), entitled THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020). NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, is now leaner and meaner. Once again commanding wealth and power thanks to a series of sociopolitical advances and technical innovations like Eugitors, ShimmerSuits, ContraSpray, T-rips, CandyShades and CandyCable, NewAmerica a challenging and dangerous place for three young firebrands to live "on the edge of madness."
Set in the near future, THE EDGE OF MADNESS explores the evolving relationships between three friends, all of whom know little to nothing about their past and even less about their futures. What they do know is that each is unusually gifted: Rob, an uber-conscious male with an enhanced sense of smell; Frann, an ostentatious gay male with an Olympian physique; and Andry, a brilliant moon-child and professional acronymeur with a taste for Wicca...and her two male friends.
THE EDGE OF MADNESS is an exploration of a possible future, where every hedonistic pleasure is available -- if one can afford it. People work in order to purchase the newest technologies promising ultimate pleasure. But as in Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD and George Orwell's 1984, citizens are watched carefully by emotionless “Enforcers” who show up anytime unusual events occur.
Like Huxley and Orwell's works, THE EDGE OF MADNESS has something to say about almost everything present and future. But it's also a love triangle and a coming-of-age story of three youths in a future where anything and everything goes. The ultimate question for them is: Can true love or sanity be found in such a world?
This story will make some excited about what the future may hold while others may recoil at a world of such extremes. Either way, it's an engaging ride in a world where, for example, teachers and students appear holographically together in instructional classrooms while remaining safely at home, begging the question of what, if anything, in this future world is “real." Put on your CandyShades, breathe in a little ContraSpray and settle back for a T-rip like never before.
About the Author:
Raymond Gaynor is the pen-name of the multi-award-winning, reclusive writer-artist-photographer-videographer, who, in his own words, "lives and breathes" San Francisco. He co-authored with William Maltese on the Tripler and Clarke gay political thriller, TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) and with A. G. Hayes on the fifth Koski & Falk adventure, QUANTUM DEATH (Savant 2016). He is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction works published under a variety of different pseudonyms. THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) is his first wholly authored work.
THE EDGE OF MADNESS
by Raymond Gaynor
257 pages - 5.25 x 8" B&W Pocket Book with Color Softcover
ISBN 978-0-9996938-5-8 Suggested retail price $16.95
Released by Aignos Publishing, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Available directly from the publisher via the Publisher's Store with FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII at
https://savant-bookstore-honolulu.squ...
Also available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859, Amazon affiliate sites worldwide, Savant Bookstores (Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific, Honolulu) and other fine online sites worldwide.
Now available with free worldwide shipping from The Book Depository at https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Ed...
Raymond Gaynor,
Multi-award-winning Author of
THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020)
Co-Author with A. G. Hayes of
QUANTUM DEATH (Savant 2016)
Co-Author with William Maltese of
TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 209)
Amazon Author Central Site at https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Gaynor...
YouTube Video Book Preview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
The Edge of Madness
#RaymondGaynor #TheEdgeOfMadness #romance #bromance #ComingOfAge #thriller #book #novel #ebook #ScienceFiction #SciFu #LGBTQ #Huxley #BraveNewWorld #hologram #WilliamMaltese #TotalMeltdown #AGHayes #QuantumDeath #BookReview #Savant #Aignos
"The entire foray celebrated his continued ascent into adulthood. Billie smelled and looked unfazed. Andry smelled and looked stunned, then incredulous, then annoyed, aggravated and finally disgusted. What is with Simi? Draff wondered, raising his eyebrows at the staccato olfactory slaps he sensed coming from her, all seeming aimed directly at him. Why did he feel so hurt? More important, why should her reactions bother him so deeply, or at all for that matter?
"Draff noticed Billie staring at Simi. And what's with those two? he thought before his better judgment kicked in and he dismissed his conflicting thoughts, reburying himself in the tsunami of forearm-clasps, hugs and well-wishes.
"Everything is going so well, he reflected happily.
"Everything isn't quite coming together as I'd hoped, Simi reflected with concern.
"Everything is going to hell, Billie reflected angrily."
About this Book:
It is my pleasure to present the long awaited sequel to my and William Maltese's pop sexual-political-thriller TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009), entitled THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020). NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, is now leaner and meaner. Once again commanding wealth and power thanks to a series of sociopolitical advances and technical innovations like Eugitors, ShimmerSuits, ContraSpray, T-rips, CandyShades and CandyCable, NewAmerica a challenging and dangerous place for three young firebrands to live "on the edge of madness."
Set in the near future, THE EDGE OF MADNESS explores the evolving relationships between three friends, all of whom know little to nothing about their past and even less about their futures. What they do know is that each is unusually gifted: Rob, an uber-conscious male with an enhanced sense of smell; Frann, an ostentatious gay male with an Olympian physique; and Andry, a brilliant moon-child and professional acronymeur with a taste for Wicca...and her two male friends.
THE EDGE OF MADNESS is an exploration of a possible future, where every hedonistic pleasure is available -- if one can afford it. People work in order to purchase the newest technologies promising ultimate pleasure. But as in Aldous Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD and George Orwell's 1984, citizens are watched carefully by emotionless “Enforcers” who show up anytime unusual events occur.
Like Huxley and Orwell's works, THE EDGE OF MADNESS has something to say about almost everything present and future. But it's also a love triangle and a coming-of-age story of three youths in a future where anything and everything goes. The ultimate question for them is: Can true love or sanity be found in such a world?
This story will make some excited about what the future may hold while others may recoil at a world of such extremes. Either way, it's an engaging ride in a world where, for example, teachers and students appear holographically together in instructional classrooms while remaining safely at home, begging the question of what, if anything, in this future world is “real." Put on your CandyShades, breathe in a little ContraSpray and settle back for a T-rip like never before.
About the Author:
Raymond Gaynor is the pen-name of the multi-award-winning, reclusive writer-artist-photographer-videographer, who, in his own words, "lives and breathes" San Francisco. He co-authored with William Maltese on the Tripler and Clarke gay political thriller, TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) and with A. G. Hayes on the fifth Koski & Falk adventure, QUANTUM DEATH (Savant 2016). He is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction works published under a variety of different pseudonyms. THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) is his first wholly authored work.
THE EDGE OF MADNESS
by Raymond Gaynor
257 pages - 5.25 x 8" B&W Pocket Book with Color Softcover
ISBN 978-0-9996938-5-8 Suggested retail price $16.95
Released by Aignos Publishing, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Available directly from the publisher via the Publisher's Store with FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII at
https://savant-bookstore-honolulu.squ...
Also available from Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859, Amazon affiliate sites worldwide, Savant Bookstores (Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific, Honolulu) and other fine online sites worldwide.
Now available with free worldwide shipping from The Book Depository at https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Ed...
Raymond Gaynor,
Multi-award-winning Author of
THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020)
Co-Author with A. G. Hayes of
QUANTUM DEATH (Savant 2016)
Co-Author with William Maltese of
TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 209)
Amazon Author Central Site at https://www.amazon.com/Raymond-Gaynor...
YouTube Video Book Preview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
The Edge of Madness
#RaymondGaynor #TheEdgeOfMadness #romance #bromance #ComingOfAge #thriller #book #novel #ebook #ScienceFiction #SciFu #LGBTQ #Huxley #BraveNewWorld #hologram #WilliamMaltese #TotalMeltdown #AGHayes #QuantumDeath #BookReview #Savant #Aignos
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