Highly respected Midwest Book Review praises posthumously published novel by Ronald J. Willis, founder of the International Fortean Organization.
We are happy to share with you a review just published by the Midwest Book Review of the paranormal novel, A Troll’s Phantasmagoria:
"SYNOPSIS: "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" is the story of Garn, a troll of the Scandinavian sort, and Lucy, a PhD-holding prostitute and expert in ancient languages,[who] cavort and plot with friends in the New York City of the 1970s. Many of the themes in "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" are still resonating today. "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" is being published on the 40th anniversary of the death of its author, Ronald J. Willis, founder of the International Fortean Organization. The typewritten manuscript was discovered in the proverbial trunk by the late author's family when they were unpacking after a move recently. The novel has weird and wacky characters, wild and funny events, and allusions to death, Fortean phenomena, mysticism and various religions and spiritual paths including Gnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Jewish folklore, and Paganism. Willis was raised Roman Catholic but by the time he was an adult he had left that Church. Though interested in various spiritualities, he never again affiliated with a church of any denomination. A novel of magical realism, the language and writing style for "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" ranges from racy and humorous to poetically profound.
"CRITIQUE: An inherently fascinating and absorbing read from beginning to end, "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" is as entertaining as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. This is one of those unique works of literary fiction that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf. "A Troll's Phantasmagoria" is very highly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as community and academic library American Literary Fiction collections.”
The review can be found on http://midwestbookreview.com/sbw/jan_16.htm (scroll down to The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf) and also will be in the MBR archives for the next five years at http://www.midwestbookreview.com
For more information about the book, including an excerpt, go http://rwbook.weebly.com
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