Cryonic Man: A Paranormal Affair

by Joe DiBuduo

Bostonian Jim Jackson is just one fight away from winning the 1976 World Heavyweight Championship when he suffers debilitating headaches. Diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor, he seeks relief in a radical medical procedure. But the happy scientific ending goes awry when Jackson regains consciousness to find he shares body and mind with “Blood Countess” Erzsébet Báthory.

356 pages, Paperback

First published February 14, 2015

About the author

Joe DiBuduo grew up poor in Boston. He had a troubled childhood and spent time in reform and training schools. As an adult, the house of corrections beckoned him and he spent time there too. A quick turn of fate led him to California and then Chicago, where he married and had children. He spent the next thirty years working as a construction painter, heading wherever the jobs were and working in many states.

DiBuduo is now retired and lives in Prescott, Arizona, where he studied creative writing at Yavapai College. Anger used to be a daily part of his life until he began to write. Now if something upsets him, he writes about it.

DiBuduo is the author of "A Penis Manologue: One Man's Response to The Vagina Monologues" and several collections of flash fiction and "poetic flash fiction." He also has poetry, short fiction, and children's published in journals and anthologies.

Reviews

[Joe DiBuduo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! This novel is a "Knockout" :-)
By Patrick J. Fogarty on February 23, 2015
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I loved this book. It was well written, a pleasure to read and exciting. The author did an amazing job of blending science fiction with the paranormal. But hold on! It gets better. Now trust me; I don't want to give away the story, but I have to mention this. By the time I got to the third chapter it dawned on me--not only was there science fiction and the paranormal intertwined in this novel but it was infused with medieval history, mystery, suspense and a fantastic love story. I read this book in two sittings and I enjoyed every minute of it. If you're looking for a good book to read, look no further. I highly recommend this book and because it deserves it; I have to give this novel Five Big Gold Stars. I can hardly wait to see If the author writes a sequel. :-)

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovers of science fiction will geek out over the finely detailed explanation of cryonics, and lovers of history will swoon over Erzsébet and the interpretation of her past.

Read full review in the 2015 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.

[A Voracious Reader (a.k.a. Carol)]

3.0/5.0

Read full review in the 2015 July/August issue of InD'tale Magazine.