AUTHOR Q&A: Stephen B Blatt talks about INNER DEMONS

From the first page of Inner Demons, Allison was confident that this book would appeal to Discworld fans missing the late great Sir Terry Pratchett and the reviews agree.

Ahead of his guest appearance at the Australian Discworld Convention, author and academic Stephen B Platt will be coming to GALAXY to take us on a journey through the origins of the Qube, geek out over icons of fantasy and science fiction and share what's next for Nelbow.

This will be an after hours event on the ground floor at Abbey's Bookshop.

ABOUT THE BOOK

GALAXY BOOKSELLER PICK ----- We know it’s a big call to compare a book to Terry Pratchett, so I’ll just say that Inner demons by Stephen B Platt is written with great wit and affection for Discworld* and RPGs. This book is fast-paced, funny, quirky and oddly pragmatic, a blend of fantasy, satire, mystery and science that makes for a whirlwind adventure. Allison, GALAXY Bookshop

*Even down to the footnotes and the odd bit of headology.

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It’s bad enough when your brother is possessed by a demon. It’s even worse when the only person who might be able to help turns you into a toad on her doorstep and tells you to keck off. But the fact that the planet is shaped like a cube? Well, that really isn’t her problem.

Nelbow Rockfist is a dwarf on a mission. Her brother has a bad case of demonic possession and there is a shortage of exorcists. Her only hope is to convince the sorcerer Grumblechin to come out of retirement, but the once-infamous spellcaster is adamant she won’t leave the comfort of her tower for anything, least of all to meddle with demons. Failing to convince this reclusive retiree to change her mind will mean disaster for Nelbow, her brother and potentially the rest of dwarfkind.

Meanwhile, Orsnart Rogtog knows that firsts are difficult. Being the first orc ‘pryvate eye’ in a city of dwarves is tough. Avoiding the axe blows of gangsters and smugglers while trying to crack a case is tougher. Waiting until an acceptable hour to have the first drink of the day is toughest of all. But when he finds a lead on the most wanted criminal in the kingdom and has glamorous elves knocking on the door of his agency, that really is a first.

And then there’s Hell’s newest demon who’s found a unique way to corrupt souls. But in the competitive realm of demonic possessions, things aren’t working out for him, to say the least.

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