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| Author | Chase Griffin and Christina Quay |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Christina Quay |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychedelic fiction, Weird fiction, Metafiction |
| Publisher | Maudlin House |
Publication date | September 28, 2023 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 226 |
| ISBN | 978-1737022275 |
How To Play A Necromancer's Theremin is a 2023 novel by American authors Chase Griffin and Christina Quay, published by Maudlin House. It is a work of psychedelic fiction and weird fiction set partially in Florida and Paris.
Plot
editHow To Play A Necromancer's Theremin follows two groups navigating a shifting, unstable reality known as the Patasphere. The first is a coven of devoted fans of a fictional cult author who travel to his former apartment in Paris. The second is a pair of agents working for a private intelligence firm called The Geist, LLC. Both groups are drawn into the orbit of a documentary film about Atleby, which functions simultaneously as a narrative object within the story and as a kind of omnipresent deity that the characters interact with directly. Central to the novel is a substance called "bookpowder," described as pages ground from a reality-disrupting text called The Unfashionable Western Spiral, which induces drug-like hallucinations and alters the characters' perception of reality.[1][2]
Reception and interviews
editHigh Times reviewed the novel in May 2024, comparing it to Ludwig Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and describing it as "a step in the right direction toward breaking down the walls of what's considered 'normal' and 'acceptable,' in literature and beyond." The review concluded that "psychedelic fiction has a new face."[1]
Razorcake published a mixed review by Tricia Ramos. Ramos found the novel's "constant psychedelic action, drug trips, and crazy scenes" engaging but felt the book "never gives you a minute to catch your breath, connect to the characters, or have an easy-to-follow plot," ultimately concluding it was "a miss."[2]
F(r)iction, a literary journal published by Brink Literacy Project with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, interviewed Griffin and Quay about the novel. The interview was conducted by Dominic Loise and covered the book's improv structure, Borgesian influences, and the authors' collaborative process.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 Lee, Cody (May 29, 2024). "Book Review: How To Play a Necromancer's Theremin". High Times.
- 1 2 Ramos, Tricia (November 20, 2024). "How to Play a Necromancer's Theremin by Chase Griffin & Christina Quay, 226 pgs". Razorcake.
- ↑ Loise, Dominic (20 September 2023). "An Interview with Christina Quay and Chase Griffin". F(r)iction. Brink Literacy Project.
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