Power Park: A Novel
By (Author) David Keay
BookBaby
BookBaby
14th June 2022
United States
General
Fiction
Paperback
100
Width 139mm, Height 215mm, Spine 7mm
149g
Ever hear of a twenty -thousand- year -old roller coaster
How about a moth piloting a commercial flight from Washington to Boston
Fake News or Real Deal
Meet: Lance Mantis, business man. He'd like to reinstate Power Amusement Park to its former glory, but will Communication Station replace it instead
Meet: Larry Leverage, U.S. intelligence agent suspected of counter terrorist activity by The Crockett Organization.
Meet: Lucy Lava, Martel comic book heroine on a mission to assist whistleblower Stan Landfill allude the evil clutches of Al Kaida and Hillary Braun.
Meet: Probis, pirate record producer, navigating The Void's best and worst record stores.
Meet: Leonard Schneider, nightclub comedian and lawyer. Can he reach a new generation
Meet: Bill Buckle, one -hundred -year- old Principal of Eisenhower High School. Don't call him "senile."
Meet: Wayne Johnson AKA Skidoo, former School of the Americas instructor and current clown with The Bizzarro Circus.
Meet: Bobo Gandalf, rock star and activist. Watch him pass on the pickle and put in a pitch for NATO.
Meet: Jerry Plankton AKA Adrian Hate. Goofy chemist or pop singing dreamboat
Will these West Moreland citizens see their beloved Power Park saved or savaged
Find out in this fond farewell to a simpler era and caustic commentary on where we've arrived.
Amidst today's insane political climate, Keay's targets are spot on in this surreal romp.
A barrel of laughs and food for thought from The Dean of Satire and author of cult classic Fake Book.
It's been worth the wait.
Born in 1957 in Detroit, David Keay grew up in Long Island NY and Pittsburgh PA.
Moving to New York City in 1978, he proceeded to play drums with Harry Toledo, Elodie Lauten, Richard Lloyd, The Vipers, The Coachmen, Sonic Youth and others.
In 1999, he self-published the novel Fake Book, included by Richard Kostelanetz in his Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes, Volume Three.
He has been involved in musical projects with wife Laura Feathers in The Daycare Centre, The Kiosk and The Dark Circuits Bunker Orchestra.
It took him twenty-two years to decide to write another book, but it's here at last: Power Park.