The Late Great Show! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781535221313)

Welcome back to the amazing fantasy world of Roger Rabbit creator Gary K. Wolf.This time, instead of Toontown, it's Los Olympus, California. New glitzy mountaintop home of the Greek Gods.The story kicks off when Tilly Hunter comes to ornithology expert Professor Jason with a strange request. She wants him to find her son's father. A talking swan.Jason knows his birds. Swans don't talk, nor do they seduce women. This was Godly work.Years ago, the Gods ruined Jason's life. Jason's ready for some payback.Jason takes the case.He finds himself caught up in a tempestuous and incestuous celestial soap opera. The star is Big Ben Bolt, formerly known as Zeus. Big Ben's been there, done that, and wants to do it again. Big Ben's wife Hera always wins, no matter who suffers. Their daughter Demi, nasty-tempered Goddess of Love, won't take no for an answer.It's the murder, intrigue, and godly shenanigans of classic mythology tempered with a hefty dose of modern satire.Jason's ready and willing to die to fulfill his quest. The Gods are more than willing to let him.Can Jason bring the Gods to their knees before they bring him permanently to his grave?This is the long-awaited new novel from Gary K. Wolf who gained great fame as the creator of Roger Rabbit and the author of the three Toontown-based novels.Gary K. Wolf grew up in the Midwestern farm town of Earlville, Illinois, where his father ran the pool hall and his mother worked as a cook in the school cafeteria.He earned a Bachelors Degree in Advertising and a Masters Degree in Communications from the University of Illinois. He served as an Air Force Captain with the 5th Air Commando Squadron in the Vietnam War, winning a Bronze Star and two Air medals. Wolf worked as a copywriter and creative director for a number of San Francisco and Boston advertising agencies.His novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? became a visual reality in Disney/Spielberg's one billion dollar grossing blockbuster film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The film won four Academy Awards and the Hugo Award for Wolf. Walt Disney Pictures purchased film rights to his sequel novel Who P-p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit? He also has a third Toontown novel, Who Wacked Roger Rabbit?Two of Wolf's science fiction novels, A Generation Removed, The Resurrectionist and Killerbowl, are currently being developed as major motion pictures. With his childhood friend from Earlville, Catholic Archbishop John J. Myers, Wolf co-wrote Space Vulture, an old-school, throwback, pulp science fiction novel, soon to become an animated TV series.He is a full-time writer living in Boston. www.garywolf.com www.spacevulture.com

Author: Gary K. Wolf
ISBN-10: 1535221313
ISBN-13: 9781535221313
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2016
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d