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Novelty
"Too darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged to stop reading." — Kirkus Reviews
"A chaotic black comedy about a man with a messiah complex." — Kirkus Reviews
"Akin to The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin." — Independent Book Review
If Fight Club, Money, and The Motorcycle Diaries had a three-way, Novelty would be their web-toed, mutant lovechild.
Finn Balor is a depraved billionaire and polymath with a vendetta against fate and an insatiable appetite for hedonism. Obsessed with the idea that free will is a fallacy, he invents the Oracle—a quantum device capable of reshaping reality.
Determined to break the chains of causality, Finn founds Q-Path, a radical underground sect, and unleashes his fanatical acolytes upon an unsuspecting world. But as Q-Path spreads chaos, Finn is forced to confront an unsettling is he humanity’s saviour or its saboteur? And is Finn Balor really who he claims to be?
Praise for Novelty:
"Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged" — Kirkus Reviews
"Dermot effectively plunges readers into the chaotic and likely unbalanced mind of his protagonist." — Kirkus Reviews
"Expect the unexpected might be a cliché, but it fits this deeply original novel nicely." — Independent Book Review
"A chaotic black comedy about a man with a messiah complex." — Kirkus Reviews
"Akin to The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin." — Independent Book Review
If Fight Club, Money, and The Motorcycle Diaries had a three-way, Novelty would be their web-toed, mutant lovechild.
Finn Balor is a depraved billionaire and polymath with a vendetta against fate and an insatiable appetite for hedonism. Obsessed with the idea that free will is a fallacy, he invents the Oracle—a quantum device capable of reshaping reality.
Determined to break the chains of causality, Finn founds Q-Path, a radical underground sect, and unleashes his fanatical acolytes upon an unsuspecting world. But as Q-Path spreads chaos, Finn is forced to confront an unsettling is he humanity’s saviour or its saboteur? And is Finn Balor really who he claims to be?
Praise for Novelty:
"Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged" — Kirkus Reviews
"Dermot effectively plunges readers into the chaotic and likely unbalanced mind of his protagonist." — Kirkus Reviews
"Expect the unexpected might be a cliché, but it fits this deeply original novel nicely." — Independent Book Review
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2024
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May 3, 2025
Very well written ramblings of a middle-aged billionaire. Minimal actual storyline which made it hard to get into but some interesting thoughts /concepts. if I could include half stars I'd give this 3.5 stars.
I was given a complimentary copy of the book from the author via voracious readers only.
I was given a complimentary copy of the book from the author via voracious readers only.
January 25, 2025
I think this book is beautifully written. It is also chock full of interesting ideas. I hope this author writes more.
February 24, 2025
Abandoned after 40%
Just ramblings.
Just ramblings.
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