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The Fictional Man

Al Ewing

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English
SOLARIS
05 January 2021
Funny, whipsmart, profound and moving, a worthy successor to Ballard or Dick

“What’s it like, not being real?”

In LA, where today’s star is tomorrow’s busboy, discarded “Fictionals”—characters spun into flesh-and-blood by technology—are everywhere. Screenwriter Niles Golan’s therapist is a Fictional. So is his best friend. So (maybe) is the woman in the bar he can’t stop staring at. It’s getting so you can’t tell who’s real and who’s not.

Niles isn’t completely sure how real he is…
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Imprint:   SOLARIS
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   247g
ISBN:   9781781088180
ISBN 10:   1781088187
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Al Ewing is best known for his work in comics, writing Immortal Hulk and Loki: Agent of Asgard for Marvel, as well as Judge Dredd and Zombo for the British comic 2000 AD. He has also written a number of novels for Abaddon Books, including the El Sombra trilogy

Reviews for The Fictional Man

A book you want to endlessly quote -- Den of Geek * Den of Geek * A breathtakingly clever writer -- Amazing Stories * Amazing Stories * Worthy of comparison with Philip K. Dick -- Starburst Magazine * Starburst Magazine * A fascinating tour-de-force -- SFX Magazine * SFX Magazine *


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