A posthumously-published novel by Ronald J.Willis,founder of International Fortean Organization (INFO)

A Troll’s Phantasmagoria, by Ronald J. Willis, is a great read just about any time you want to delve into the unknown. The novel’s genre has been described as speculative, paranormal, magical realism, slipstream, and visionary. It includes allusions to death, Fortean (aka unknown) phenomena, Lovecraftian lore, mysticism and various religions and spiritual paths. Its language and writing style range from racy to poetically profound. Ronald J. Willis, was founder of the International Fortean Organization (INFO). The book is published posthumously by Open Sea Press. Set in the early 1970s, when it was written, many of its themes still resonate today. Its weird and wacky characters include Garn, a troll of the Scandinavian sort; his close friend Lucy, A PhD-holding prostitute and expert in ancient languages; Breitbard, an aspiring novelist who writes his novels on the walls of his Manhattan brownstone; and Magwich, a scholar in Brooklyn with a connection to a secret society of statisticians. Distributed by Ingram, A Troll’s Phantasmagoria is available from many online booksellers in the U.S. and many other countries, as well as through brick-and-mortar stores. Here is what one reviewer has to say about the book in a 5-star review: “A romp but with serious themes. Speculative fiction/magical realism with humor and lots of references to people and things I thought were made up, but when I [discovered] most of them are real! A friend suggested that I read this unusual novel and I was at first reluctant, but it really is good!”--S. Trenti, Library Thing http://librarything.com For more about this humorous yet serious novel, including an excerpt and list of chapters and characters, see the link below. rwbook.weebly.com/about.html.