Exponential Apocalypse [Paperback]

Eirik Gumeny (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

There had been twenty-two apocalypses to date. There were now four distinct variations of humanity roaming the earth - six, if you counted the undead. It had been suggested that there really should have been a new word to describe "the end of everything forever," but most people had stopped noticing, much less caring, after the tally hit double digits. Not to mention the failure of "forever" in living up to its potential. The last apocalypse wasn't even considered a cataclysm by most major governments. It was just a Thursday.

Thor, for his part, still held out hope for Ragnarok, but, seeing as how his mortality stemmed directly from science disproving religion, this wasn't looking likely.

"Secaucus Holiday Inn," said Thor, picking up the phone. "What do you want?"

Thor was still pretty ticked that God of Thunder didn't carry more weight on a resume.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This debut novel is utter insanity, and it definitely owes some inspiration to Douglas Adams, albeit with more "f-bombs" and hookers than I recall seeing in the Hitchhiker's Guide. -- Jason Dorough, Fandomania

Fast, weird, and funny as hell. -- Victor David Giron, Curbside Splendor

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Jersey Devil Press; 1st edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0578030969
• ISBN-13: 978-0578030968
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,182,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eirik Gumeny is a person, a consumer of both oxygen and coffee, originally from the highway-choked suburbs of New Jersey and now living in the mile-high desert of New Mexico. He is over six feet tall and enjoys sugar.

He is the founding editor of Jersey Devil Press, author of the novel Exponential Apocalypse, and a folder of origami cranes. His short fiction has been published in a number of journals and anthologies, including Thieves Jargon, Beat to a Pulp, and Monkeybicycle.

More information and a full list of publications can be found at egumeny.blogspot.com. Follow him on Twitter @egumeny.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, engaging read, September 14, 2009

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Edgar Bergen "bergen22" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exponential Apocalypse (Paperback)

A friend of mine told me about Exponential Apocalypse--I think he knows the author--so I was a little skeptical about it being any good. But it really is. It's a pretty solid story, pokes fun at a bunch of classic sci-fi staples, like robots, scientists, and zombies. Not to mention the end of the world. All in all an entertaining book, one of those books you start reading and then you look up and it's two hours later. It's definitely worth a read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Apocalypse Now and Then, August 30, 2010

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Alexander Austin "Alex Austin" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exponential Apocalypse (Paperback)

Exponential Apocalypse
There isn't much in pop culture that Eirik Gumeny doesn't send up in his funny and clever Exponential Apocalypse. The premise of the novel is that earth has experienced twenty-two Apocalypses already and is going for a twenty-third. The previous apocalypses, which promised to end our little sphere forever, but fell short, have left the planet populated by mutants, displaced gods (Thor, Quetzacoatl), clones of Chester A. Arthur and Queen Victoria, legions of undead and cagey robots. As the twenty-third apocalypse unfolds, and we follow the misadventures of his characters, Gumeny provides hilarious capsule histories of humanity's dim and doomed efforts to find opportunity in total calamity. The social satire brings to mind Vonnegut, T. C. Boyle and the Marx Brothers, not to mention the Three Stooges. Hipster talk bangs into technological jargon and the author's lexical shifts can give you whiplash: "My apologies to our janitor and your vaginas, gentlemen," says Quetzalcoatl. Figuring in the plot will be Daniel Boone's ghost, a knife attack by the Lollipop kids, and Burt Reynold's mustache. Gumeny is shameless with puns and jokes. In his explanation of why the days are suddenly shorter, Willian H. Taft XLII notes that "the sun's been all out whack since Mars fell into it. "It goes down more time in a day than a two dollar prostitute with bad ankles and an inner ear problem." Recommended for anyone who takes their apocalypses and zombies seriously, and anyone who doesn't.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amusingly random and quirky book, June 11, 2010

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Pwnderella (Delaware) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Exponential Apocalypse (Paperback)

Intelligent writing + Absurd Premise = A wonderfully and hilariously satisfying book. Consider it a light reading, coffee table kind of book. This should be the next show on Adult Swim.