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Heraclix & Pomp

Release date: Oct 14, 2014

He is made from the flesh and bones of the dead and damned. He is not who he remembers he is.

She is caught between the impermanent past and the mutabl He is made from the flesh and bones of the dead and damned. He is not who he remembers he is.

She is caught between the impermanent past and the mutable future.

Together, they fight to save the Age of Reason from becoming . . . unreasonable.

HERACLIX AND POMP, Forrest Aguirre’s first full-length novel, explores the ideas of identity and immortality through the eyes of a man-like golem and a time-bending fairy who can barely grasp the idea of now, much less the dangers of what’s to come.

Before being sewn-together, Heraclix was dead - merely a pile of mismatched pieces, collected from the corpses of many trouble men. And Pomp was immortal - at least, so she thought. That was before her impossible near-murder at the hands of the necromancer, Heraclix’s creator. But when playing God, even the smallest error is a gargantuan weakness. When the necromancer makes his mistake, Heraclix and Pomp begin their epic flight.

As they travel from Vienna to Prague to Istanbul and, even, to Hell itself, they struggle to understand who and what they are: who was Heraclix before his death and rebirth? What is mortality, and why does it suddenly concern Pomp? As they journey through an unruly eighteenth century, they discover that the necromancer they thought dead might not be quite so dead after all. In fact, he may have sealed his immortality at the expense of everyone alive . . .

HERACLIX AND POMP is a richly textured and decadent read, filled with Baroque ideology and Byzantine political intrigue. Fans of fantasy and historical fiction alike will revel in Aguirre’s layered prose and vivid characterizations. HERACLIX AND POMP brings the surreal and the macabre to one of history’s most violent eras, and it does so in a voice sure to resonate among this season’s best new releases.

Forrest Aguirre’s short fiction has appeared in more than sixty venues. His work has been honorably mentioned in various Year’s Best anthologies and one of his stories was a StorySouth Million Writer’s Award notable story. His short fiction has been collected in Fugue XXIX (Raw Dog Screaming Press). His editorial work has been recognized with a World Fantasy Award.

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Availability: 5 copies available, 1044 people requesting

Giveaway dates: Sep 17 - Oct 03, 2014

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About Forrest Aguirre

Forrest's short fiction has appeared in over fifty venues, including Asimov's, Gargoyle, Apex, and Vasterien. He is a World Fantasy Award winner for his editorial work, with Jeff VanderMeer, on the Leviathan 3 anthology. His novel, Heraclix & Pomp was published October, 2014 by the Underland Press imprint of Resurrection House press. His shorter work has been collected in Fugue XXIX (Raw Dog Screa ...more

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