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Fractal Despondency [Kindle Edition]

Trent Zelazny
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Was she an angel from above, or a walking time bomb of doom?

His life having crumbled, Blake Gladstone returns to his hometown of Santa Fe, and tries to settle back into the unsatisfying life he’d had before he left for Florida.

When he meets Denise, a pretty young blonde with a bag full of tricks, his sad routine breaks, and the more they get to know each other, the more Blake can’t figure out if he’s on a road to salvation, or a road back to hell.


"Trent Zelazny is off and running. I have someone new to admire.”
—Joe R. Lansdale

“The raw honesty of Fractal Despondency heralds Trent as a talent to watch, and I plan to be reading him for years to come.”
—Mark Ordesky, executive producer of Birth, Ripley’s Game, and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

“Trent Zelazny has already begun to carve out his own genre niche. He's got the right stuff to make fiction both engrossing and literate.”
—Tom Piccirilli

“Trent Zelazny is the best hard-boiled noir writer of this generation!”
—Sarah L. Covert, Editor of She Never Slept

“A gift for storytelling is in Trent Zelazny’s genes.”
—Charles Ardai

“Some people write from the heart, but Trent Zelazny leaves his blood on the page.”
—Underwords

“Obtain Trent Zelazny's Fractal Despondency. It's your only hope of escape. Break out! Read the book!”
—John Shirley, author of Black Glass

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Product Details

  • File Size: 205 KB
  • Print Length: 76 pages
  • Publisher: Black Curtain Press (April 2, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004V0D3V8
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,116 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
I often had tears in my eyes while I was reading and completed the book in one night. Brian Knight  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
The pacing was perfect. Sarah L. Smathers  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Read June 19, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Keep an eye on Trent Zelazny. He's going places. This book was a harrowing read and I couldn't put it down. I liked the main character very much and his "girlfriend" definitely kept me guessing until the very end. I highly recommend this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Painfully Dark and Remarkably Touching May 4, 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Two broken people, Blake and Denise, meet at a bad time in Trent Zelazny's brilliant novella, Fractal Despondency. We've seen this setup before, but not like this. Not with this level of intimacy and insight. The love story here isn't between Blake and Denise. But this is, make no mistake about it, a love a story. A very dark, very haunting, very touching love story. They type of love story that leaves permanent scars on your flesh and blood stains in the carpet. It hurts. It's real. It's the type of literature we need.

I don't write reviews often. Don't really have time to. If something entertains me, great; move on to the next. But this one will stick with me for a long time. Hell, I want to read it again. I almost never feel that way. Can't remember the last time I did.

When I finished Fractal Despondency, I hugged the book. Not because I pitied Zelazny's tragic characters, as I might have if the story had been told by a lesser author; rather, because I cared about them.

This is the first time I've read Zelazny's prose. His writing is better than good. Better than great. It's downright masterful! I'll be back for more.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain amazing. February 11, 2012
By H.R.
Format:Paperback
There isn't a lot that can be said about this book that hasn't been said already. It's an amazing book that keeps you guessing. The author has a heck of a way with imagery. The way the story is told, I can see everything in my head as if it had happened to me too. I can't recommend this book enough!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Ten out of five stars!
This is the best thing I've read in a long time. Forget analyzing the title and cover art. Don't worry about the synopsis. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Michael
4.0 out of 5 stars Fractal Despondency
This is very dumb that it is required that I explain why I chose this rating. I like it, that's why!!
Published 2 months ago by C. Machowski
1.0 out of 5 stars Depressing
Very dark and not much point to the story other than being a lengthy tale of despondency. A waste of time.
jwill
Published 5 months ago by HWill
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Storytelling
Blake has returned to his hometown after surviving profound heartache and loss, only to meet the beautiful and carefree Denise. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lisa Lane
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent and honest
I read this one from start to finish in an afternoon and found it intelligent and honest. This story is of course well-crafted in the realm of uneasy dark realism and Blake is a... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lilithiel
4.0 out of 5 stars A Strong, Compelling, Page-Turner
When traumatized, troubled Blake meets the cool, seductive, and somewhat twisted Denise on the night side of Santa Fe, you know something has to give. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dario
4.0 out of 5 stars A haunting tale -- well worth the read!
I've seen the word "gritty" used to describe books but have never before read a work that I would have used that word... until this one. Read more
Published 15 months ago by jmwilson529
5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review Fractal Despondency by Trent Zelazny
Was she an angel from above, or a walking time bomb of doom?

His life having crumbled, Blake Gladstone returns to his hometown of Santa Fe, and tries to settle back into... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mark A Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars This story upset me . . .
. . . and as a result I give it five stars, because it accomplished the mission. I'm unsure if pissing off little-old-me was actually Trent's prime objective however: the piece was... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Pearce Hansen
4.0 out of 5 stars Surreal and intense
Fractal Despondency reads somewhere between a nightmare and a wet dream. It is moody, dark, and sexy as hell. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marc G. Nocerino
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More About the Author

Trent Zelazny is the Nightmare Award-winning author of To Sleep Gently, Destination Unknown, Fractal Despondency, Shadowboxer, The Day the Leash Gave Way and Other Stories, A Crack in Melancholy Time, Butterfly Potion, and his latest, Too Late to Call Texas. He is also an international playwright, as well as the editor of the anthologies Mirages: Tales From Authors of the Macabre, and Dames, Booze, Guns & Gumshoes.

He was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has lived in California, Oregon, Arizona, and Florida. He currently resides back in Santa Fe.

He is the son of the late science fiction author Roger Zelazny.

He has a son named Corwin.

He also loves NBA basketball.





PRAISE

"A powerful and good writer...someone who's been through hell and come out, I hope, the other side."
--Neil Gaiman, winner of almost every literary award on the planet

"Trent Zelazny's work is as powerful as a .45 slug and as memorable and pleasing as a scar obtained during feverish sexual activity. One of the best of the new breed of writers."
--Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award winner and eight-time Stoker Award winner

"Trent Zelazny has already begun to carve out his own genre niche. He's got the right stuff to make fiction both engrossing and literate."
--Tom Piccirilli

"The raw honesty of Fractal Despondency heralds Trent as a talent to watch, and I plan to be reading him for years to come."
--Mark Ordesky, Executive producer of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

"Trent Zelazny is the best hard-boiled noir writer of this generation!"
--Sarah L. Covert, Editor of She Never Slept News and Reviews

"Some people write from the heart, but Trent Zelazny leaves his blood on the page."
--Erin Underwood, Underwords


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