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Voltaire's Excellent Adventure: The Broken Boarder
When an oversexed and over-caffeinated philosopher crashes a Gatsby party, even the wood-chips on the wall are going to get aroused!
François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, is back and ready for action! Armed with only his wits, his wig, and his mighty cleaver (which he did not have in 1484), our daring and dangerous hero accepts a critical mission to save some very minor characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Wait, did you say MINOR characters? Who CARES if Klipspringer or the owl-faced man die horrible deaths?
The Universe cares, that's who. Its very fabric could be torn asunder, leaving gaping holes in time, space, and the plot of this very book. Should Voltaire fail, the consequences will be unacceptable. For you, Dear Reader, shall awaken in the morning married to the boil on the Queen of Spain’s buttock.
Pain, suffering, sex, squirrels, and advanced weaponry pervade this towering work of modern-day literature. Those who hold The Great Gatsby in high esteem will fawn over this nouveau look into its world, composing dissertations on its scope and the in-depth philosophical questions it raises. Or perhaps they'll just puke in their mouths.
François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, is back and ready for action! Armed with only his wits, his wig, and his mighty cleaver (which he did not have in 1484), our daring and dangerous hero accepts a critical mission to save some very minor characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Wait, did you say MINOR characters? Who CARES if Klipspringer or the owl-faced man die horrible deaths?
The Universe cares, that's who. Its very fabric could be torn asunder, leaving gaping holes in time, space, and the plot of this very book. Should Voltaire fail, the consequences will be unacceptable. For you, Dear Reader, shall awaken in the morning married to the boil on the Queen of Spain’s buttock.
Pain, suffering, sex, squirrels, and advanced weaponry pervade this towering work of modern-day literature. Those who hold The Great Gatsby in high esteem will fawn over this nouveau look into its world, composing dissertations on its scope and the in-depth philosophical questions it raises. Or perhaps they'll just puke in their mouths.
290 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2014
About the author
Martin D. Gibbs
13 books43 followersMartin Gibbs writes in several genres, from fiction to fantasy to bizarro. He enjoys cross-country skiing, biking, and burning béarnaise sauce. He has two very active boys who share his wild imagination, and a wonderful wife who supports all the craziness.
He lives in the tropical paradise of MN.
He lives in the tropical paradise of MN.
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July 17, 2015
In the aftermath of the great debacle that was "Eyre Currents of Fire", all Voltaire wants to do is make sweet, filthy wombat love to Émilie du Châtelet, but their coital bliss is interrupted by a visitor; a certain non-pinkied, porcelain-eared persona non grata with whom readers of the series should be more than familiar by now. Picking up right where things left off, our heroic philosopher is forced to embark upon yet another seemingly random quest, this one taking him deep into the gilded heart of Fitzgerald's opulent West Egg. And also Venus.
Gibbs is adept at blending his love of classic literature with everything from squirrels and spaceships to Cthulhu and doom metal, at times flirting dangerously (and hilariously) with copyright infringement, but no matter how deeply he delves into outright zaniness, the stories remain grounded in a curious mix of meandering purpose and mirthful pathos, dreaming the impossible dream against all that is boring and boorish and the rampant anti-intellectualism of the world. Through it all, Voltaire remains a compelling figure both historically and in the realm of fiction, and Gibbs has clearly cornered the market in the latter department.
For more epic, inter-dimensional antics featuring the V man himself, you won't want to miss Voltaire's Adventures Before Candide or Fanatics and Fun-Onions, either!
Gibbs is adept at blending his love of classic literature with everything from squirrels and spaceships to Cthulhu and doom metal, at times flirting dangerously (and hilariously) with copyright infringement, but no matter how deeply he delves into outright zaniness, the stories remain grounded in a curious mix of meandering purpose and mirthful pathos, dreaming the impossible dream against all that is boring and boorish and the rampant anti-intellectualism of the world. Through it all, Voltaire remains a compelling figure both historically and in the realm of fiction, and Gibbs has clearly cornered the market in the latter department.
For more epic, inter-dimensional antics featuring the V man himself, you won't want to miss Voltaire's Adventures Before Candide or Fanatics and Fun-Onions, either!
March 15, 2014
If you enjoyed Mr. Gibbs first book, you will most likely enjoy this one as well.
This tome was very well penned, [and in fact I thought it read better than the first one, since it seemed more edited and less repetitious; but this is just my humble opinion - which should not reflect in any which way on the author himself, nor on the sales of the book itself] which for this reason alone you should reserve your e-copy right away.
While I enjoyed the adventure with Gatsby, I thought Voltaire's adventures on Venus took the cake, and of course Happy Sally was my favorite character.
All in all, another smart and hilarious ride into the unknown, that just might make you want to give your first born wombat to the author himself, as payment for such an interesting mind trip. There you have been warned!
This tome was very well penned, [and in fact I thought it read better than the first one, since it seemed more edited and less repetitious; but this is just my humble opinion - which should not reflect in any which way on the author himself, nor on the sales of the book itself] which for this reason alone you should reserve your e-copy right away.
While I enjoyed the adventure with Gatsby, I thought Voltaire's adventures on Venus took the cake, and of course Happy Sally was my favorite character.
All in all, another smart and hilarious ride into the unknown, that just might make you want to give your first born wombat to the author himself, as payment for such an interesting mind trip. There you have been warned!
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