The Meteorite: Is Duncan Crawley slowly turning into an alien?
My new novella, 'The Meteorite', is now available for download on Amazon Kindle.
It's basically the study of a breakdown dressed in the clothes of science fiction fantasy.
Here's a fuller description:
Duncan Crawley cuts his foot on a small rock whilst playing with his
children at the beach. When he examines the cut later however there is
little sign of damage, just a purple circle. When his wife Jen rubs it
that night after he complains of cramp Duncan has a strange out of body
experience; for a moment he literally sees himself through Jen’s eyes.
Their relationship has become strained of late. The high-flying Jen is
pressuring Duncan to ask his bullying boss Goddard for a raise but,
despite Jen’s insistence he 'stand up for himself', Duncan’s timid
character makes him refrain. Nevertheless, whilst in a meeting with
Goddard he works up the courage to ask. In the midst of Goddard’s
sarcastic reply Duncan has a frightening hallucination of the other's
face turning bloated and puce. When he blinks his eyes normalcy returns
but Duncan is shaken and in the toilet afterwards sees his own face has
also changed. Now his forehead is completely flat and he looks younger.
But there are other far more terrifying changes yet to come. Has Duncan
somehow been infected by the rock? And is he slowly turning into an
alien?
This part science fiction thriller, part homage to Franz Kafka's masterpiece 'The Metamorphosis', is a novella of stress and mental breakdown seen through the eyes of the protagonist. As he becomes detached from reality Duncan Crawley becomes obsessed that something out of this world is waiting for him. And the reader becomes more and more concerned for the Crawley family's future.
All downloads gratefully appreciated, as usual!
This is the Amazon Kindle link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meteorite-Novella-Sputnik-Digital-ebook/dp/B087NY5XRP/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=dave+weaver&link_code=qs&qid=1587893009&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-2
It's basically the study of a breakdown dressed in the clothes of science fiction fantasy.
Here's a fuller description:
Duncan Crawley cuts his foot on a small rock whilst playing with his
children at the beach. When he examines the cut later however there is
little sign of damage, just a purple circle. When his wife Jen rubs it
that night after he complains of cramp Duncan has a strange out of body
experience; for a moment he literally sees himself through Jen’s eyes.
Their relationship has become strained of late. The high-flying Jen is
pressuring Duncan to ask his bullying boss Goddard for a raise but,
despite Jen’s insistence he 'stand up for himself', Duncan’s timid
character makes him refrain. Nevertheless, whilst in a meeting with
Goddard he works up the courage to ask. In the midst of Goddard’s
sarcastic reply Duncan has a frightening hallucination of the other's
face turning bloated and puce. When he blinks his eyes normalcy returns
but Duncan is shaken and in the toilet afterwards sees his own face has
also changed. Now his forehead is completely flat and he looks younger.
But there are other far more terrifying changes yet to come. Has Duncan
somehow been infected by the rock? And is he slowly turning into an
alien?This part science fiction thriller, part homage to Franz Kafka's masterpiece 'The Metamorphosis', is a novella of stress and mental breakdown seen through the eyes of the protagonist. As he becomes detached from reality Duncan Crawley becomes obsessed that something out of this world is waiting for him. And the reader becomes more and more concerned for the Crawley family's future.
All downloads gratefully appreciated, as usual!
This is the Amazon Kindle link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meteorite-Novella-Sputnik-Digital-ebook/dp/B087NY5XRP/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=dave+weaver&link_code=qs&qid=1587893009&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-2
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