{"product_id":"model-actress-whatever-isbn-9781803366678","title":"Model Actress Whatever","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed critic and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a bitingly satirical story of superheroism, soap opera and alternative reality -- for readers of Austin Grossman’s \u003ci\u003eSoon I Will Be Invincible\u003c\/i\u003e and George R.R. Martin’s \u003ci\u003eWild Cards.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Chrissie Chambers (model actress whatever) discovers her soap opera character is about to be killed off, she finally stops dieting and discovers hitherto untapped supernatural abilities. Meanwhile, Chrissie’s aunt - former national heroine Lady Shade - goes missing. Afraid for Jasmine’s safety and itching to costume-up, Chrissie and her ghost-possessed best friend Loulee break into Devil’s Dyke, the asylum where Jasmine works as a therapist with the most dangerous cutthroats (supervillains) in Britain… only to find the inmates have taken over…  Chrissie debuts successfully as a cloak (superheroine), but who will become the arch-nemesis of Lady Shade II?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Chrissie’s timeline, the Beatles didn’t split up and recorded a hallucinodelic album in 1972 – \u003ci\u003eNever Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(strictly, \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Beatles\u003c\/i\u003e) – which literally changed the world. Set in an alternative 2020s London, this hugely entertaining, darkly humorous superhero tale is packed with Newman’s trademark wit, and comes with wickedly sharp edges.Praise for Model Actress Whatever:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anarchic, exuberant and endlessly inventive. This may be the best superhero movie I’ve ever read.”\u003cbr\u003eM.R. Carey, internationally bestselling author of Infinity Gate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kim Newman's florid fantasies can’t be pitched as a cross between this and that, they’re an explosion of genre TNT in pop-art baubles of verbal delight that fizz on the page.”\u003cbr\u003eStephen Volk, writer of Ghostwatch and The Good Unknown \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Newman’s trademarks are razor-sharp prose, a biting wit and big finishes you never see coming but always feel inevitably perfect – all of which are fully on display in Model Actress Whatever. This is a spectacular, alt-reality superhero story, almost operatic in its scale, and splendidly Newmanesque. Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003eAngela “A.G.” Slatter, award-winning author of The Cold House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What if Austin Powers (only filmed by Brits) had a baby with EastEnders (also filmed by Brits), and it grew up to be a (British) version of the Adam West era Batman, driving a Jensen Interceptor?”\u003cbr\u003eCharles Stross, author of The Laundry Files series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Set in an alternate history Enlightened by a magically mysterious Beatles’ chord, Model Actress Whatever brings Newman’s Diogenes Club series bang up to date and dives deep into the superhero mythos. Fast and furiously funny, exuberantly imaginative and achingly hip, this is Newman at the top of his game.”\u003cbr\u003ePaul McAuley, author of Loss Protocol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Somehow manages to be futuristic and nostalgic at the same time”\u003cbr\u003eM.A. Bennett, author of No Escape\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When it comes to the dazzling creation of a fantasy world which is both like and unlike our own, Kim Newman has no peers. This sardonically funny vision of empty celebrity, and quirky superheroes set in an alternative London has all the untrammelled wordplay and inventiveness of his masterpiece Anno Dracula.”\u003cbr\u003eBarry Forshaw, Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With Model Actress Whatever, the always transgressive Kim Newman subverts the superhero genre with all the aplomb that he brought to vampires in Anno Dracula.”\u003cbr\u003eStephen Jones, award-winning editor and writer \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The powerline connection between Michael Moorcock and the spangly multiverse lunacy of the present moment, this is an exciting, literary, urgent venture into what happens to super heroes as they cross the Atlantic, and why. Newman transcends pastiche and ends up telling the truth very loudly. Unmissable.”\u003cbr\u003ePaul Cornell, author of the Witches of Lychford series\u003cb\u003eKim Newman \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning writer, critic, journalist and broadcaster who lives in London. He is a contributing editor to the UK film magazine \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes its popular monthly segment, ‘The Cult of Kim Newman’. He also writes for assorted publications including \u003ci\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV, and is the chief writer of the BBC TV series \u003ci\u003eMark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has won many awards, including the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, Prix Ozone, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards, and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and James Herbert Awards. Kim also writes non-fiction books focused on popular culture, film, and television, including a comprehensive overview of the horror film industry, \u003ci\u003eNightmare Movies \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can keep up to date with Kim’s events and writing via his website johnnyalucard.com. Find him on Twitter @annodracula.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233397616869,"sku":"NP9781803366678","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781803366678.jpg?v=1767732856","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/model-actress-whatever-isbn-9781803366678","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}