NO PHYSICAL PRESENCE REQUIRED. PLEASE READ THE INVITATION! Virtual event only.
See how your $2.99 can become $500 to ship university textbooks to South Sudan! Please SHARE, TAG and INVITE your own friends to support this worthy cause.
On June 15, 2011, Minister Faust's long awaited third novel, THE ALCHEMISTS OF KUSH, will be launched.
It's the story of two Sudanese "lost boys" fleeing war, oppression, violence and horrible alienation, each of whom finds a mentor to guide him towards manhood through the chaos of pain.
One lives in the streets of modern-day Kush, E-Town.
The other lived seven thousand years ago, known as Horus, son of Osiris.
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You can buy the e-book instantly that day for only $2.99!
(You don't need a Kindle or any other reader. You can get the free Kindle app for your computer at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000493771)
Paperback is also available for only $18 from Amazon.com and your local independent bookstore.
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WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THE BOOK ON JUNE 15?
TO MAKE MINISTER FAUST DONATE $500!
If the book hits the Kindle Top 100 on launch day, Minister Faust will donate the $500 of sales to the South Sudan Development Foundation's efforts to ship thousands of books to the Dr. John Garang Memorial University in South Sudan, which currently has no library. See
http://www.developsudan.org.
You will be able to pre-order the book in early May.
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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR *THE ALCHEMISTS OF KUSH*
“Minister Faust’s first two books broke new ground in the SF field. His latest, The Alchemists of Kush, not only breaks new ground; with the story-telling skills of a modern griot, the Minister creates new vistas of history, mythology, erudition, uplift, tragedy, triumph, and contemporary community activism. Once you start the first page of this book, you won't be able to put it down until you’ve finished the last one.”
Charles R. Saunders
Author of Imaro
“I loved the story, the mythology, and the characters. I found myself locked into it for hours at a time and couldn't put it down. Rich in detail ...A great book.”
Kenneth T. Williams
Award-winning playwright of
Thunderstick and Three Little Birds
“A hell of a story. A hell of a book. A hell of a style. A frenetic novel and voice—very enjoyable. Minister Faust knows how to write about male relationships and brotherhoods, about getting into the hearts of men, and about boys turning into men.
"The Alchemists of Kush is a triumph, not just for Minister Faust,
but for Edmonton and the community of Kush.”
Wayne Arthurson
Award-winning author of
Final Season and Fall from Grace
“The Alchemists of Kush is both a powerful and vital contribution to Canadian literature that looks at contemporary Edmonton from an African-Canadian perspective. The characters in Minister Faust’s novel reflect the true diversity of African-Canadians living in Edmonton. Hopefully this is the beginning of more great novels from people in Edmonton that look like us that tell stories about us.”
Arlo Maverick
Politic Live
“The Alchemists of Kush is its own kind of alchemy. Composed of ancient past, gritty present, mythic fantasy, social activism, how Minister Faust blends it all is what gives the book its rare power. Reflecting the brilliance of his earlier novels, Minister Faust again strikes the perfect balance between eloquence and entertainment.
“Within the first twenty pages, I could (and did) imagine The Alchemists of Kush on the big screen. It’s got that epic sweep to it. More importantly, I kept reading (and reading – and reading) because Minister Faust knows it’s all about creating characters you’ll love. I wept at the end.”
—Mark Kozub
Author of The Uptown Browns, A Calgary Album
Founding father of the Raving Poets
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PRAISE FOR MINISTER FAUST'S RANDOM HOUSE NOVELS
***Winner***
CARL BRANDON SOCIETY KINDRED AWARD
**Special Citation**
PHILIP K. DICK AWARD
*Finalist*
LOCUS BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD
*Finalist*
COMPTON CROOK AWARD
“A jumpy, hold-nothing-back style…. Faust anatomizes [the Edmonton setting] with the same loving care Joyce brought to early-20th-century Dublin…. fresh and stylish entertainment.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“ A sharp-edged new voice in the genre.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Defies all expectations.… A very interesting new voice, bringing perspectives well outside the usual assumptions of genre SF to his work. Faust is obviously someone to watch.”
ASIMOV MAGAZINE
“The most exciting Canadian debut in decades.”
THE OTTAWA CITIZEN; NATIONAL POST; CANWEST NEWS SERVICES
THE MONTREAL GAZETTE: “Explodes with exuberant ideas, creepy adventure, intense emotions, and linguistic derring-do. Every page is pure pleasure.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: “The dense writing, the ponderings on the nature of reality and a complex plot that all comes together at the end… will remind some readers of Neal Stephenson and represents a sharp-edged new voice in the genre.”
JANUARY MAGAZINE: “Astonishing…. Alternately laugh-out-loud funny, deeply tender and downright chilling… filled with pop culture references, modern philosophy and subtle thoughts on the nature of human relationships. A first rate novel from all angles, one can only hope it’s the first of many.”
“Outstanding, like nothing I’ve ever read in the genre ... in fact Minister Faust has pretty much invented his own genre..”
RICHARD MORGAN, Author of Altered Carbon
“Off the freakin hook. Funky… with heart, style, humour, and attitude to spare.”
NALO HOPKINSON, author of Brown Girl in the Ring
“Minister Faust has a voice that has to be experienced to be believed. You’ll never forget it.”
STEVEN BARNES, author of Lion’s Blood
“Outrageously hilarious and horrifying by turns…. Sharply satiric intelligence and immense imagination… an exciting new voice in the field.”
SHEREE THOMAS, editor of Dark Matter
“Minister Faust is Samuel Delaney, Harlan Ellison and Ishmael Reed all rolled into one. His writing is biting, insightful and hugely entertaining.”
ERNEST DICKERSON, director, Juice, Demon Knight, Never Die Alone, The Wire
“Alive with vitality and verve, a jumping jive of energy juice that never stops moving.”
COREY REDEKOP, author of Shelf Monkey
“In the Minister’s hands, Edmonton becomes as lively and lethal as New York and Los Angeles put together.... Minister Faust is shaping up to become a one-man New Wave in the SF genre.”
CHARLES SAUNDERS, author of Imaro
“Sharp satire hides a deeper critique of individual treatment versus social injustice.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
“Brilliantly complex … dead-on satire of our times.”
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
“Excellent comedy as well as an unsettling satire.”
BOOKLIST
“Entertaining... saavy.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“A whirlwind of jokes, satire, obscure pop references, devastating cultural analysis and prose poetry that never lets up from beginning to end.... This is political and cultural satire of the highest sort, and Faust is earning a place among the masters of the craft.”
SFSITE.COM
“Minister Faust’s insane fecundity and jazzy verbal dexterity, his sheer brio and exuberance... reminds me of Ishmael Reed or Steve Aylett... plenty of moments where I laughed out loud.”
SCIFI.COM
“….a major accomplishment that is laugh out loud funny... This is the most revolutionary work of SF since William Gibson’s Neuromancer…. I’m confident in saying that this is the best SF book of the 2007 - maybe the best book of the year.”
BLOG T.O. SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW
“The best book of the year... incredibly important....”
SUNQIST BLOG
“Hilarious and pointed.... Like all the best satirists (Swift comes to mind).... Cutting commentary... true art.”
STRANGE HORIZONS
“Minister Faust does it again: an outlandish, outrageous tour de force by the most innovative prose stylist in the field, bar none.”
ROBERT SAWYER, Author of Wake
“A hilarious new voice.... One of the most compelling reads I've experienced.... One of the most layered, complicated narratives I've come across, and the ending is particularly chilling.”
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
“Scathing social commentary and political satire [on] the nature of modern journalism and politics, to drugs, racism and vapid, shallow celebrities.... Excellent.”
THE GATEWAY
“A hilarious, sure-fire page turner.”
STATIC MULTIMEDIA.COM
“Hilarious…. Faust's writing style is absolutely a blast.”
THEOCENTRIC
“Had me laughing from the first page to the last. But the book is also a mind-boggling, multi-leveled allegory of racism and corporate fascism in America today.... Faust is brilliant.”
STEVEN SHAVIRO, The Pinocchio Theory
“Faust's novel stands equal to such classics as Watchmen and Dark Knight.”
COREY REDEKOP, author of Shelf Monkey
“Gleefully surreal approach to storylines, wonderful wordplay and offbeat, faster-than-speeding-bullet wit… a marvellous read.”
EDEN ROBINSON, Author of Monkey Beach
“A modern-day Watchmen written by a Canadian Lenny Henry with a passion for race politics.”
CHERYL MORGAN’S BEST OF 2007
