Linus Cain (1999) ebook On SaleMay 8th - 14th



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Adult themes and language, drug use, sex, violence, spiritual oddities.

"The Life and Partially Coherent Times of Linus Cain" (1999) is David Edward Wagner's debut novel, a satirical exploration of spirituality and messianic cult mentality.


Upon finding himself a cult leader and in possession of a ancient, powerful Word, Linus Cain has more than just the end of the world to contend with when he meets the 'virgin' mother named Alma Denirow. A rant of dark humor, dystopic zen aesthetics, and sparse writing, "Linus Cain" is a unique little book (43.000 words) with a message.

Textured with profound poems from Linus’ notebook, arguments between Linus and his stomach and brain, some serious soul-searching, and off-center stories of love, Linus Cain is an entertaining read with a modern anti-hero whose very humanness may prove either his greatest asset or his greatest weakness.

Excerpt from book review of Linus Cain
"With more psychedelics and alcohol than J.D. Salinger, and no less eccentricity and fantasy than Kurt Vonnegut, David Wagner tells the tragic tale of one young man’s coming of age in a world that both rejects and adores him, does not understand his message but embraces his meaning.  Textured with profound poems from Linus’ notebook, arguments between Linus, his stomach and brain, some serious soul-searching, and off-center stories of love, Linus Cain is an  entertaining read that leaves you happier for having known this modern anti-hero whose very humanness each one of us can relate to in some way." 
- Liz Stillwaggon Swan, professor of Philosophy, U of Oregon