JULY 2019 - AudioFile
Dan Bittner and Peter Ganim shepherd listeners through the apocalyptic world Formerly Known As the USA. Bittner narrates as Truckee Wallace, a 16-year-old orphan who finds himself in the middle of an international incident. Ganim chimes in as the future editor of Trukee's memoir. Bittner gets to shout and go wild as Truckee, in addition to voicing a talking goat, an android, and multiple characters from all walks of life. As the voice of reason, Ganim reads footnotes and makes corrections to Truckee's story. While Bittner clearly gets to do the heavy lifting, it is Ganim's deadpan delivery that brings the most laughs to this inventive retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A.R.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
"A sort of 'Mad Max' reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, complete with its own version of the Yellow Brick Road....King, the novel's pseudonymous author, takes infectious joy in his imagined world; its impressive layers are the best reason to read the book. FKA USA has a lot to offer."
—USA Today
“I liked FKA USA so much. I mean, there were a lot of reasons. It is, in many ways, the sort of book I’m always looking for…a visionary head-trip of apocalyptic political satire…absolutely, mind-blowingly, ridiculously crazy.”
—NPR.org
“[An] absurdist depiction of the US on the verge of collapse, complete with talking goats and narcissistic billionaire presidents—okay, maybe it isn’t that absurd.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Cunning…Outrageous...Apocalyptic fiction with a hearty serving of weird.”
—Booklist, starred review
“Eminently readable…fantastic characters…An epically concocted apocalyptic vision of America in all its faded glory.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“[An] epic and wild story.”
—Cinemablend
“FKA USA is a satirical, Wizard of Oz road trip through a post-apocalyptic fairground, and well worth joining for the ride.”
—Toronto Star
JULY 2019 - AudioFile
Dan Bittner and Peter Ganim shepherd listeners through the apocalyptic world Formerly Known As the USA. Bittner narrates as Truckee Wallace, a 16-year-old orphan who finds himself in the middle of an international incident. Ganim chimes in as the future editor of Trukee's memoir. Bittner gets to shout and go wild as Truckee, in addition to voicing a talking goat, an android, and multiple characters from all walks of life. As the voice of reason, Ganim reads footnotes and makes corrections to Truckee's story. While Bittner clearly gets to do the heavy lifting, it is Ganim's deadpan delivery that brings the most laughs to this inventive retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A.R.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine