Cardboard Universe, The: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank (P.S.)

Genius or fraud? Hack or Hemingway? The life and work of obese, obsessive, logorrheic pulp novelist Phoebus K. Dank have long enflamed bitter controversy—and numerous drunken rants often culminating in vomiting, unconsciousness, or both. In this uproarious novel, Christopher Miller pulls back the curtain on two unforgettable critics—fawning scholar William Boswell (the world's leading Dankian) and his mortal enemy, the murderously snarky Owen Hirt. No stone is left unturned—and no gooey mess unstepped in—in this essential study of Dank's all-too-brief existence and all-too-extensive oeuvre. Title Page......Page 3 Dedication Page......Page 4 Epigraph Page......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 11 A Phoebus K. Dank Chronology......Page 15 A......Page 19 B......Page 57 C......Page 79 D......Page 99 E......Page 133 F......Page 145 G......Page 161 H......Page 165 I......Page 191 J......Page 209 K......Page 217 L......Page 221 M......Page 251 N......Page 291 O......Page 299 P......Page 303 Q......Page 365 R......Page 371 S......Page 387 T......Page 415 U......Page 459 V......Page 465 W......Page 475 X......Page 513 Y......Page 517 Z......Page 527 Acknowledgments......Page 531 About the Author......Page 532 Also by Christopher Miller......Page 533 Credits......Page 534 Copyright Notice......Page 535 About the Publisher......Page 536 From his humble beginnings as a scribbler of generic science fictions to the night of his horrifying death, Phoebus Kinsman Dank was probably the only real genius of our time, and certainly the most prolific ... So writes William 'Bill' Boswell, the nation's leading 'Dankian' scholar and coauthor of "The Cardboard Universe", the seminal biographical guide to the science fiction writer's life and work From his humble beginnings as a scribbler of generic science fictions to the night of his horrifying death, Phoebus Kinsman Dank was probably one of the prolific geniuses of our time. This book presents Dank's life and work. Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 2, 2009).