The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes - ISBN: 9780857668318
Paperback
Dinosaur detective confronts trauma and an imaginary friend serial killer.

The Imaginary Corpse

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  • Paperback

    312 pages

  • Release Date

    10 September 2019

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Summary

A dinosaur detective in the land of unwanted ideas battles trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of imaginary friends.

Most ideas fade away when we’re done with them. Some we love enough to become Real. But what about the ones we love, and walk away from?

Tippy the triceratops was once a little girl’s imaginary friend, a dinosaur detective who could help her make sense of the world. But when her father died, Tippy fell into the Stillreal, the underbelly of the Imaginati…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857668318
ISBN-10:0857668315
Author:Tyler Hayes
Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
Imprint:Angry Robot
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:312
Release Date:10 September 2019
Weight:332g
Dimensions:27mm x 196mm x 131mm
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Critics Review

“I heartily recommend The Imaginary Corpse to any reader seeking a delightfully different book.”
“It’s as if Pixar’s Inside Out mugged Toy Story in a surrealist Raymond Chandler novel.”
“It’s pure imagination on multiple axes – with a ton of heart.”
“The Imaginary Corpse is inventive, fun, and touching, in the most unexpected way.”
“a captivating new voice in the genre.”
“the most unusual SFF-mystery mashup you’ll read this year.”
“Brilliantly playful and deadly serious at the same time”
“For adults who want to recapture some of their youthful imaginings, while reading an excellent book about trauma, forgiveness, and acceptance, The Imaginary Corpse will definitely fill that niche.”
“This reminds me of Jonathan Lethem’s Gun, with Occasional Music, plus the Brian Aldiss-inspired first act of AI, with splashes of Philip K. Dick and Haruki Murakami.”
“it’s both a thrilling journey into an imaginatively crafted fantasy world, and a textured, character-based drama with real emotional stakes.”
“Readers will revel in this strange, fully realized world.”
“It’s elegant, beautifully constructed, innovative, and true.”

About The Author

Tyler Hayes

Tyler Hayes is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Northern California. He writes stories he hopes will show people that not only are we not alone in this terrifying world, but we might just make things better. His fiction has appeared online and in print in anthologies from Alliteration Ink, Graveside Tales, and Aetherwatch. The Imaginary Corpse is Tyler’s debut novel.

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