Save Me, Rip Orion

ISBN: 1300714166

Author: Bower, Matt

Condition: New

Product Description Praise for Save Me, Rip Orion: "Deeply emotional, and infused with humor and extreme plot twists. It was quick, it was fun, it was sad, it was the emotions of the rainbow and I loved it. A truly compelling read...the ending was spectacularly done." -Rabid ReadersAmazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013 - Quarterfinalist Amazon Bestseller: Fiction-SatireBook Description: Cemetery groundskeeper Roscoe Solomon is nobody's idea of a savior. Sincederailing his old high school classmate Damon's football career amid afreak accident, his summers have consisted of weed whacking aroundtombstones and shooing teenage loiters off mausoleum steps.After an abandoned house is set aflame, Roscoe stumbles upon evidence thatreveals the arsonist's next target. Evoking his childhood comic bookicon, the mighty Rip Orion, he recognizes the opportunity to become thereal life version of the superhero. Aided by his god-fearing andembattled sidekick Mitch, Roscoe vows to apprehend the fearedpyromaniac. A budding relationship with the eccentric atheist Marcy, who bears a striking resemblance to Rip Orion's busty love interest, onlyreinforces his fantastic ambitions.Roscoe's fantasy rapidlyunravels when he collides with his longtime nemesis Damon, who harborshis own illusions of recapturing his glory days, and realizes Marcy'scryptic alter ego. Moreover, Mitch's mounting woes propel him toward ashowdown with an unrivaled power. Meanwhile, the arsonist runs amok.All seems doomed until Roscoe understands that to become like Rip Orion and save the world, he must play the role of villain. Review "This book delivers a creative story. (The author) does a great job introducing and melding the characters. Every character in this book plays an important part, is well developed, and leads the story to a well imagined end." -Publisher's Weekly"The humor is superb and the dialogue and descriptions are witty...Rarely, can humor be conveyed well, but it is in this piece...This is a well-written and original piece of fiction."-Amazon.com "Lively entertainment. The writing in this book is full of life, energy, and fun."-Kindle Book Review  "One of the most interesting novels I have read. Extremely well-written, and the ending is masterfully done. The characters are unique and realistic. Overall, extremely unique and very well-crafted." -Mr Emdash, book reviewer for Online Book Club(4 out of 4 stars) "This book is a really great one. The idea of turning a superhero-esque book into something so strange is what I really like."-Online Book Club "Save Me, Rip Orion certainly challenges stereotypes of heroes and villains. For some reason it also makes me want to drink beer."-Robinson Mason, author ofGlobe-Hurler (The Hadanum Saga) From the Author Save Me, Rip Orion is not a typical hero versus villain tale. As the plot unfolds, the classic superhero origin story deconstructs until the line separating the heroes and the villains blurs. Capes and cowls become silly props, and prayers for a savior to swoop from the heavens go unheeded. As the cliché goes, "Good guys wear white, and bad guys wear black." Not so. Everyone wears grey, and superheroes only exist in comic books. About the Author Matt's best-selling novel Save Me, Rip Orion was a finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2013. His writing has been published in McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Sherman Oaks Review of Books, Defenestration Literary Magazine, Neutrons Protons, The Crucible, PGHCOMEDY, and various blogs. He authored the Back Deck Report, among other contributions, on the Fansided site Rum Bunter.His favorite on-stage accomplishments are winning The Month StorySLAM, and being featured on Risk! Live Show & Podcast!Matt is cautiously willing to fully embrace you, flaws and all.