Darren Dash
Cadet
Hi, my name's Darren Dash, and this is a naked plug for my new(ish) book -- sorry!! The book in question, An Other Place, is on sale as either a (pretty pricey) paperback or (very reasonably priced) ebook. It's been generating a lot of interest among the sci-fi community, which pleasantly surprised me, as it's a very strange book and I genuinely didn't know what readers would make of it. Some snippets from reviews, to prove I'm not lying (I trust very little that I find on the web these days, unless backed by evidence of proof -- and even then I'm wary):
“This is, by far, the best book of 2016, possibly the best book of this decade... the bastard love child of Kafka and Rod Serling, throwing in a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure. 5/5 -- brilliant. Just brilliant.” Kelly Smith Reviews.
"An Other Place sees an imaginative writer at the top of his craft. It brings to mind The Twilight Zone, yet even Rod Serling himself would have struggled to come up with an alternate world so completely off-the-wall and yet oddly meaningful as Dash has here. 9/10 stars." Starburst.
"Its luckless hero moves from ghastly scenarios to even ghastlier scenarios with such horrid reliability that his story reads like extreme black comedy. 4/5 stars." SFX.
"Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and Brett Easton Ellis may have written some weird stuff, but An Other Place tops all of it, both in terms of re-readability and overall scope." Dread Central.
"Dash’s surreal tale has its share of unsettling moments. There’s also an abundance of intriguing peculiarities. An often baffling tale, but its protagonist’s wry commentary is undeniably entertaining." Kirkus -- a Recommended Read.
If you're interested in finding out a bit more about the book and my other work (I've published two other novels, which don't fall under the sci-fi umbrella -- I like to experiment with different types of stories) visit my website: darrendashbooks.com
And if you'd like to ask me any questions, feel free to fire away, and I'll do my best to answer.
“This is, by far, the best book of 2016, possibly the best book of this decade... the bastard love child of Kafka and Rod Serling, throwing in a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure. 5/5 -- brilliant. Just brilliant.” Kelly Smith Reviews.
"An Other Place sees an imaginative writer at the top of his craft. It brings to mind The Twilight Zone, yet even Rod Serling himself would have struggled to come up with an alternate world so completely off-the-wall and yet oddly meaningful as Dash has here. 9/10 stars." Starburst.
"Its luckless hero moves from ghastly scenarios to even ghastlier scenarios with such horrid reliability that his story reads like extreme black comedy. 4/5 stars." SFX.
"Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and Brett Easton Ellis may have written some weird stuff, but An Other Place tops all of it, both in terms of re-readability and overall scope." Dread Central.
"Dash’s surreal tale has its share of unsettling moments. There’s also an abundance of intriguing peculiarities. An often baffling tale, but its protagonist’s wry commentary is undeniably entertaining." Kirkus -- a Recommended Read.
If you're interested in finding out a bit more about the book and my other work (I've published two other novels, which don't fall under the sci-fi umbrella -- I like to experiment with different types of stories) visit my website: darrendashbooks.com
And if you'd like to ask me any questions, feel free to fire away, and I'll do my best to answer.
