I’ve found that Nick Mamatas has made his 2004 novel Move Under Ground freely available as a PDF download. I have yet to read it, but I’ve got the file and plan to start scanning it to see if it catches my fancy. Who can turn down a free novel, right? He admits his goal may be a bit mercenary, since he hopes to spread awareness of his presence as an author and also that, once you read this novel, you might be so inclined to purchase some of his published and forthcoming stories.
What is Move Under Ground about? Booklist sums it up as: “The Beats meet the elder gods of H. P. Lovecraft, and a harrowing time is had by all.”
What else has he written? A young adult novel called Under My Roof, which is a near-future political satire seen from the perspective of a twelve-year-old telepath whose father builds a nuclear bomb and proclaims their house as an independent nation from the United States.
C’mon. How could that not be a fun story?
I see that smile.