A recently discovered novel written by Ronald J. Willis, founder of the International Fortean Organization has been published on the 40th anniversary of his death.
A Troll’s Phantasmagoria, a novel by Ronald J. Willis, founder of the International Fortean Organization (INFO), has been published posthumously by Open Sea Press. The novel – whose genre has been described as speculative, paranormal, magical realism, slipstream and visionary – is set in the early 1970s, when it was written. Yet 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 novels on the walls of his Manhattan brownstone; and Magwich, a scholar in Brooklyn with a connection to a secret society of statisticians. Along with strange and funny events, the novel includes allusions to death, Fortean phenomena, Lovecraftian lore, mysticism and various religions and spiritual paths including Gnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jewish folklore, and Paganism. Its language and writing style range from racy to poetically profound. Distributed by Ingram, A Troll’s Phantasmagoria is available from many online booksellers in the US and many other countries, as well as through brick-and-mortar stores. For more information, including an excerpt and list of chapters and characters, click the link below.
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