Thursday, July 31, 2014

Andrez Bergen Strikes Again with "Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth"


Our friend from Tokyo, Andrez Bergen, has just published his fourth novel, Depth Charging Ice Planet Goth.

The book is a fascinating coming of age tale told from the point of view of a teenage girl in 1980s Melbourne, Australia. I read a preview copy recently and found that it held my interest. Things are not always what they seem in this story, but pay attention from page one and you'll have a good idea of what's going on. It's different from his prior novels but it has the same style, with lots of pop culture references. It is available on Amazon here; get it on Kindle for only $2.99!

Here is some of the publicity for this book:

"What I remember of '80s flick Heathers with a little bit of Fight Club, slamming into This Boy's Life and Dogs in Space — while Jimmy Stewart's Harvey looks on."

The upcoming novel by Andrez Bergen, author of Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat and Who is Killing the great Capes of Heropa?

'She's a disturbed, quiet girl, but Mina wants to do some good out there. It's just that the world gets in the way. This is Australia in the 1980s, a haven for goths and loners, where a coming-of-age story can only veer into a murder mystery.'

CRITICAL APPRAISAL

"Andrez Bergen introduces us to his most remarkable character in a dark, gothic tale — truly fabulous storytelling, and to my mind the author's best."
Katy O'Dowd, In Glorious Technicolor

"Vivid imagery delivered in a lucid, dreamlike narrative. This is an enthralling tale of survival, endurance and growing up that sinks its claws deep."
OzNoir


PUBLISHED ON 25/7 2014.
SHELF ALONGSIDE THESE FINE TOMES:

Fatale by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips  
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami  
The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry  
Veronica by Nicholas Christopher


Distributed to the trade by National Book
Network in US; by Orca Marston in UK
Publisher contact: catherine@jhpbooks.net
perfectedgebooks.com  

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