Henry Quense - Character Revolt

https://www.hankquenseauthor.org/ Imagine a cast of wildly rebellious book characters — tired of plot droughts and existential limbo — uniting and threatening to snuff out the very creative spark that brought them into existence!Character Revolt,the uproarious new meta-fantasy from prolific author Hank Quense,compels readers to ponder a deliciously chaotic question:What happens when fictional characters begin demanding agency of their own? Please refer to the press release below for additional information, and let me know ifyou would like to receive a copy of Character Revolt forinterview and/or review purposes. Watch the book trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj33xi-hcsU [1]. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fourth-Wall-Shattering Character Revolt UnleashesSelf-Aware Heroes, Literary Rebellionand Comic Mayhem NEW YORK,May 14, 2025 — In author Hank Quense’s wildly inventive meta-fantasyCharacter Revolt, fictional characters have finally reached theirbreaking point. Furious over bad storylines, unemployment andabandoned plot arcs, they unionize and launch a full-scalerebellion against the author who created them. “I started wondering what my characters might bedoing when I close the laptop,” Quensequipped. “And in my imagination, I saw them unionizing, burningmy books and hunting me down for better gigs.” Across three parallel worlds from Quense’spreviously published works — Camelot,Zaftan 31B and Gundarland — Character Revolt unleashes a paradeof football-obsessed knights, tentacled despots, unemployedadventurers and scheming brigands, all united by one demand: new storiesand better lives. As the author races to pacify his unruly cast,court intrigue, uproariousmisadventures and metaphysical dilemmas ensue. His characters leadarmed expeditions to track him down, stage lawsuits for unemploymentcompensation and even threaten his very existence. Perfect for Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett fanscraving political jabs, farce andfourth-wall demolition, Character Revolt lampoons the increasinglyfragile boundary between creator and creation in an age obsessed with AI,autonomy and algorithmic storytelling. The result is a riotous rompwhere anything can happen, and everyone has an axe to grind, sometimesliterally Reviewers have called Character Revolt “purechaotic brilliance,” and “a riotoussatire in which the author’s own characters rebel, unionize and lob insultsagainst him.” In this cleverly constructed, satirical clashbetween creations and creator, onequestion remains: If fictional characters can think for themselves, who’sreally writing the story? Character Revolt: Characters Behaving Badly Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing ISBN-13: 979-8989116386 (Kindle) ISBN-13: 979-8989116379 (paperback) Available from https://www.amazon.com/Character-Revolt-Characters-Behaving-Badly/dp/B0FV83RYK5 [2] ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lecturer and author Hank Quense has written more than 25 books, including manynovels and short stories in the satirical fantasy and sci-fi genres.Early in his writing career, he was strongly influenced by two authors:Douglas Adams and his Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Joseph Heller’sCatch-22. Happily, Quense has never quite recovered fromthose experiences. He lives in northern New Jersey,a mere 20 miles from Manhattan, the center ofthe galaxy (according to those who livethere). He has two daughters and five grandchildren, all of whom livenearby. Quense and his family enjoy vacationing in distant parts ofthe galaxy. Occasionally, they also time-travel. For more information, please visit https://www.hankquenseauthor.org/, or connect with himon Facebook (authorhankquense), X (hanque99), Instagram (hquense)and YouTube (@CreatingANovel-n9i).