Inward Collapse - my first impressions of Lawrence Burton's new Faction Paradox novella
The story behind this book is almost as interesting as anything its pages have to offer. Early in April, it appeared on the Obverse Books website with no context to speak of. No word from the publisher on Facebook, Twitter/Mastodon, Gallifreybase, etc.. This thing was just... there , its bizarre cover art looming large and coming off like a relic from a world that had no business intersecting with ours. There was a house, and above the house stood Danny DeVito in Adidas, split down the middle and screaming. The description only heightened my sense of confusion, eventually mutated it into excitement. Nostalgia, even. See, I was experiencing something I haven't felt from this series in years: utter bafflement. What the hell did any of these words mean? Coming so soon after April Fool's Day, I had to wonder whether the book existed at all. I bought it regardless. How could I not? A book appearing mysteriously out of the ether, coupled with a completely inexplicable...