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Reincarnation Blues

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By Michael Poore

By Michael Poore

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By Michael Poore

By Michael Poore

By Michael Poore

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    About Reincarnation Blues

    A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

    “Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? 

    Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything.
        
    Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn’t make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

    More than just Milo’s lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he’ll never have to leave her side again.
           
    But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle—if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut’s, Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking.

    Because it’s more than Milo and Suzie’s story. It’s your story, too.

    Praise for Reincarnation Blues 

    “The most fun you’ll have reading about a man who has been killed by both catapult and car accident.”—NPR
     
    “This book made me laugh out loud. And then a page later, it made me sob. Reminiscent of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore, Poore finds humor in the dark absurdities of life.”—Chicago Review of Books
     
    “Charming . . . surprisingly light and uplifting . . . It reads like a writer having fun.”—New York Journal of Books

    About Reincarnation Blues

    A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

    “Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? 

    Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything.
        
    Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn’t make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

    More than just Milo’s lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he’ll never have to leave her side again.
           
    But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle—if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut’s, Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking.

    Because it’s more than Milo and Suzie’s story. It’s your story, too.

    Praise for Reincarnation Blues 

    “The most fun you’ll have reading about a man who has been killed by both catapult and car accident.”—NPR
     
    “This book made me laugh out loud. And then a page later, it made me sob. Reminiscent of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore, Poore finds humor in the dark absurdities of life.”—Chicago Review of Books
     
    “Charming . . . surprisingly light and uplifting . . . It reads like a writer having fun.”—New York Journal of Books

    About Reincarnation Blues

    A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

    “Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? 

    Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything.
        
    Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn’t make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

    More than just Milo’s lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he’ll never have to leave her side again.
           
    But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle—if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut’s, Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking.

    Because it’s more than Milo and Suzie’s story. It’s your story, too.

    Praise for Reincarnation Blues 

    “The most fun you’ll have reading about a man who has been killed by both catapult and car accident.”—NPR
     
    “This book made me laugh out loud. And then a page later, it made me sob. Reminiscent of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore, Poore finds humor in the dark absurdities of life.”—Chicago Review of Books
     
    “Charming . . . surprisingly light and uplifting . . . It reads like a writer having fun.”—New York Journal of Books

    About Reincarnation Blues

    A wildly imaginative novel about a man who is reincarnated over ten thousand lifetimes to be with his one true love: Death herself.

    “Tales of gods and men akin to Neil Gaiman’s Sandman as penned by a kindred spirit of Douglas Adams.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    First we live. Then we die. And then . . . we get another try? 

    Ten thousand tries, to be exact. Ten thousand lives to “get it right.” Answer all the Big Questions. Achieve Wisdom. And Become One with Everything.
        
    Milo has had 9,995 chances so far and has just five more lives to earn a place in the cosmic soul. If he doesn’t make the cut, oblivion awaits. But all Milo really wants is to fall forever into the arms of Death. Or Suzie, as he calls her.

    More than just Milo’s lover throughout his countless layovers in the Afterlife, Suzie is literally his reason for living—as he dives into one new existence after another, praying for the day he’ll never have to leave her side again.
           
    But Reincarnation Blues is more than a great love story: Every journey from cradle to grave offers Milo more pieces of the great cosmic puzzle—if only he can piece them together in time to finally understand what it means to be part of something bigger than infinity. As darkly enchanting as the works of Neil Gaiman and as wisely hilarious as Kurt Vonnegut’s, Michael Poore’s Reincarnation Blues is the story of everything that makes life profound, beautiful, absurd, and heartbreaking.

    Because it’s more than Milo and Suzie’s story. It’s your story, too.

    Praise for Reincarnation Blues 

    “The most fun you’ll have reading about a man who has been killed by both catapult and car accident.”—NPR
     
    “This book made me laugh out loud. And then a page later, it made me sob. Reminiscent of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore, Poore finds humor in the dark absurdities of life.”—Chicago Review of Books
     
    “Charming . . . surprisingly light and uplifting . . . It reads like a writer having fun.”—New York Journal of Books

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    About Michael Poore

    Michael Poore’s short fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, Southern Review, Agni, Fiction, and Asimov’s. His story “The Street of the House of the Sun” was selected for The Year’s Best Nonrequired Reading 2012. His first novel, Up Jumps the… More about Michael Poore

    About Michael Poore

    Michael Poore’s short fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, Southern Review, Agni, Fiction, and Asimov’s. His story “The Street of the House of the Sun” was selected for The Year’s Best Nonrequired Reading 2012. His first novel, Up Jumps the… More about Michael Poore

    About Michael Poore

    Michael Poore’s short fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, Southern Review, Agni, Fiction, and Asimov’s. His story “The Street of the House of the Sun” was selected for The Year’s Best Nonrequired Reading 2012. His first novel, Up Jumps the… More about Michael Poore

    About Michael Poore

    Michael Poore’s short fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, Southern Review, Agni, Fiction, and Asimov’s. His story “The Street of the House of the Sun” was selected for The Year’s Best Nonrequired Reading 2012. His first novel, Up Jumps the… More about Michael Poore

    Product Details

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy | Literary Fiction | Romance

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Del Rey
    Jul 10, 2018 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780399178504

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy | Literary Fiction | Romance

    Hardcover | $27.00
    Published by Del Rey
    Aug 22, 2017 | 384 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780399178481

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy | Literary Fiction | Romance

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Del Rey
    Aug 22, 2017 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9780399178498

    Category: Contemporary Fantasy | Literary Fiction | Romance | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Aug 22, 2017 | 782 Minutes | ISBN 9780525494508

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