“I started wondering what my characters might be doing when I close the laptop,” Quense quipped. “And in my imagination, I saw them unionizing, burning my books, and hunting me down for better gigs.”
Across three parallel worlds from Quense’s previously published works — Camelot, Zaftan 31B, and Gundarland — Character Revolt unleashes a parade of football-obsessed knights, tentacled despots, unemployed adventurers, and scheming brigands, all united by one demand: new stories and better lives.
As the author races to pacify his unruly cast, court intrigue, uproarious misadventures, and metaphysical dilemmas ensue. His characters lead armed expeditions to track him down, stage lawsuits for unemployment compensation, and even threaten his very existence.
Perfect for Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett fans craving political jabs, farce, and fourth-wall demolition, Character Revolt lampoons the increasingly fragile boundary between creator and creation in an age obsessed with AI, autonomy, and algorithmic storytelling. The result is a riotous romp where anything can happen, and everyone has an axe to grind, sometimes literally.
Reviewers have called Character Revolt “pure chaotic brilliance,” and “a riotous satire in which the author’s own characters rebel, unionize, and lob insults against him.”
In this cleverly constructed, satirical clash between creations and creator, one question remains: If fictional characters can think for themselves, who’s really writing the story?
Character Revolt: Characters Behaving Badly
Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing
ISBN-13: 979-8989116386 (Kindle)
ISBN-13: 979-8989116379 (paperback)
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