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Pulsifer: A Fable (Paperback)

~ Wm. Michael Mott (Author)
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Fantasy fiction has a new and outrageous hero…or anti-hero. He’s not politically correct, overly heroic, or even overly endearing...but he is uproariously entertaining. Meet Calim Pulsifer-thief, rogue, womanizer, and confidence man-and, in spite of having earned the enmity of wizards, warriors, and women, always his own worst enemy.

Extricating himself from one outrageous misadventure after another in his quest for vengeance and survival, the outcast Calim Pulsifer leaves a trail of mayhem and mirth across and beneath a frozen, monster-haunted world. Political correctness goes out the window as the ultimate trickster and adventurer takes the stage. Fantasy-fiction readers and role-playing fans alike will find these novels provide a thrilling, belly-laughing reading experience. This first novel in a new series will leave the reader gasping with laughter and asking for more!



About the Author

Wm. Michael Mott is the author of the fantasy novel Pulsifer: A Fable and its upcoming sequel, Land of Ice, A Velvet Knife. He is also the author of a series of short stories still in development, called Tales of the Last Plateau. One of these stories, Temple of the Salamander, has been published in chapbook form by Undaunted Press.

Mr. Mott is also the author of Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures, a non-fiction look at many of the fortean and anomalous mysteries of our world. In connection with this research, Mr. Mott has given two lengthy interviews on the syndicated radio show Coast to Coast AM (the most widely-listened to radio program in the world), as well as the James Whale radio show TalkSport in the U.K., the Frank Whalen radio show in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and over the internet with the Mind, Body, and Soul Network. Most recently, he was a guest on the radio program Strange Universe on the Talk Radio Network, and on The Edge AM radio broadcast.

He is also a professional artist, graphic designer, and illustrator, and is a member of the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.

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  • Paperback: 270 pages
  • Publisher: PublishAmerica; 1st edition (January 27, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1424106702
  • ISBN-13: 978-1424106707
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,959,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pulsifer, A Fable, July 9, 2006
By paratec7 (Scotland) - See all my reviews
In this intellgent, amusing and well written book the author evokes pleasing images of the great fantasy writers like Howard, Lovecraft, Tolkein and Vance. Although there are resonances with Mike Mott's other book, the non- fiction 'Caverns Cauldrons and Concealed Creatures', the difference here is that, as with Jack Vance, the adventure is leavened with a light and deft, often laugh out loud application of humour as the 'hero' alternately swaggers and stumbles through a range of largely self made disasters on his unsteady path through the narrative. I heartily recommend this book to anyone with a liking for humourous, swords and sorcery fantasy, they will be well rewarded.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Fiction with a Literary Flair, June 15, 2006
By Heather Tucker (Starkville, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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Pulsifer: A Fable took me back down literary highways I'd long forgotten--those of sly satire, caustic wit, wild, unforeseen plot-twists, and hilarious characters and situations!

This incredible novel took me back to the reason I used to read: Just for the sheer pleasure of enjoying a really great book! Too bad there aren't more books like this these days, along the lines of Lewis Carroll, Rabelais, and Swift (but in contemporary language)!

While I loved the books of Tolkien, this book is very much what Tolkien's work is not--that is, it is NOT plodding, NOT bogged down in minutiae, and definitely NOT sweet and filled with song and cute little characters! In fact, this is the most amazing and believable fantasy world I've seen in a long time. The action is fast, and the author's understanding of human nature--whether rogue, wizard, or anyone else--is undeniable! If you've ever sat in a board-room meeting with a bunch of stuffed shirts, or stifled your amusement at the pomposity of self-lauding academics, then there are scenes in this book that will either make you laugh out loud or smirk in appreciation. And the protagonist himself is a complex, very human character that I would love one minute and revile the next, and then I'd find myself stunned by something he'd had the audacity or luck to pull off!

I've known people like that...Read this one, you won't regret it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Tale of Purest Fantasy, May 30, 2006
By Kevin C. Stuart (Statesboro, GA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I do not get enthralled by books. I do not become enamored to the point that I cannot put a book down. I do not spend an entire day reading through a book, in a single sitting.

But I did all these things with Pulsifer.

Wm. Michael Mott has created a world rich with curiosities, a world of vivid emotion and humor, and a world that is richer, more intense, and more believable with each page.

Not settling for the archetypes of elves, goblins, and dragons, Mott has developed a catalog of creatures that is a thousand times deadlier and more interesting than the over-utilized zoologies of current fantasy novels. None of these creatures feel like contrivances, they serve specific purposes in the happenings of their world. Quite frankly, I am more intrigued by Mott's talycent than I have ever been with dragons.

As for the main character, Calim Pulsifer, he is a mixture of wit, cunning, and adventurous spirit. His unflagging quest for vengeance leads him from the most treacherous expanses of his frozen world to palaces of manifest opulence and back; however, throughout his journeys, Calim strives for karmic alignment with more dedication than most Buddhist monks, while exploiting more loop-holes than the greasiest Southern lawyer.

I recommend Pulsifer to all who enjoy tales of rogues and adventures, monstrosities and magic, bad guys and not-so-bad guys. No, even more than that, I recommend Pulsifer to fans of story.

Pulsifer, and the future works of Wm. Michael Mott, have earned a permanent place in my library and imagination.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
This is a really good read. The main character is a "rogue" in the model of other literary rogues such as Jack Vance's Cugel the Clever and George Macdonald Fraser's Harry... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Steven R. Harbin

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read!
For those who enjoyed Michael Mott's nonfiction book, Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures, you will be pleased to know that Mott has not strayed far from some of the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Journey to a land of mayhem, mirth, monsters, maidens and misadventure.
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