Mr. Pollotta will be unable to join us this year at Capricon as he is working furiously on a new novel. Instead, he has sent us a .pdf of "Squid God" to download. Enjoy! (Sorry, this file is no longer available.)

BLOODY HELL, IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!

In the year 1881, the moon suddenly begins to turn around and reveal its long-hidden arse to the startled world.

While most of Humanity finds the event fascinating, two British explorers know the horrible truth. The rotating moon is the legendary sign that foreshadows the return of a prehistoric demon, the monstrous destroyer of Atlantis, an unkillable colossus known only as the deadly, dreaded, Squid God.

Racing around the world, and against the clock, Prof. Einstein and Lord Carstairs battle the fanatical legions of Squid God worshippers (squiddies) in a valiant effort to stop the ghastly rebirthing ceremony and keep the demonic mollusk locked in the stygian depths of its unearthly lair.

However, if Einstein and Carstairs are even a split second late in accomplishing their dire mission....

Authors Nick Pollotta and James Clay have lovingly crafted a splendid Fantasy/Adventure, heavily laced with their classic off-the-wall humor, and sprinkled with a light dusting of satire on the legendary works of H.P. Lovecraft, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and just about everything else from the golden glory days of Victorian England.

"Rewrites literary history, remodels London worse than the Blitz, and convinces that it is wise never to deny the supremacy of British womanhood! What more can you ask?" -ANALOG

February 10-13, 2005
Arlington Heights, IL

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Shaenon K. Garrity - Artist GoH
John Morse - Fan GoH

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