After years of hard work and patience, I’m so freakin’ excited to announce my debut novel: Mushroom Blues! This is the first book in The Hofmann Report series, as well as the first introduction to The Fungalverse shared fictional universe. I have poured my heart, soul and spores into this novel and this world, and I can’t wait to share it with all of you. So, without further ado, it’s time to ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE and BEAT THE WINTER BLUES!
🍄 ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER 🍄
Original music composed and mastered by SPORER. (Song will be included on the official Mushroom Blues soundtrack.) Trailer animated/edited by Adrian.
🍄 SYNOPSIS 🍄
BLADE RUNNER, TRUE DETECTIVE and DISTRICT 9 meld with the weird worlds of JEFF VANDERMEER and CHINA MIÉVILLE in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut.
TWO YEARS AFTER a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its Fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.
As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD Detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of Fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division and moral decay.
In order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace Fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?
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🍄 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 🍄
ADRIAN M. GIBSON is a Canadian author, podcaster and illustrator (as well as occasional tattoo artist). He was born in Ontario, Canada, but grew up in British Columbia. He studied English Literature and has worked in music journalism, restaurants, tattoo studios, clothing stores and a bevy of odd jobs. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow author M. J. Kuhn. The two host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses.
Adrian has a not-so-casual obsession with mushrooms, relishes in the vastness of nature and is a self-proclaimed “child of the mountains.” He enjoys cooking, music, video games, politics and science, as well as reading fiction and comic books. He lives in Quito, Ecuador with his wife and sons.
Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.
SOCIAL LINKS:
Website: https://adrianmgibson.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianmgibson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianmgibson/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/adrianmarcgibson
SFF Addicts podcast: https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts
SFF Addicts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sffaddictspod
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fanfiaddict
Online Store: https://adrianmgibson.com/shop
🍄 VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR STARTS AT TBRCON2024 🍄
🍄🍄 COVER & RELEASE DATE REVEAL ON JAN. 17, 2024 🍄🍄
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