Fiction
Carnal Sacraments
A Historical Novel of the Future, Set in the last quarter of the Twenty-First Century, 2nd Edition
by Perry Brass
Description
Gay Fiction
Futurist Fiction. BISAC number: FIC011000
A white-knuckle suspense story set in the year 2075, the distant yet close-enough future, when constant corporate + government surveillance is Standard Operating Procedure. Endless war and endless “security” punch their way through individual lives. And your job level will determine exactly if and how you live and die. In a glittering city in a very internationalized Germany, Jeffrey Cooper, Alabama-born design star, has made a pact with the Devil himself. No matter what age he is, the mega-Corporation running the world will keep him looking movie-star young and handsome. Cooper has left his past, his history and heart behind. But they will catch up with him when he meets a handsome young Dutchman who offers him his real soul back—but with even a higher price than the Corporation is making him pay.
A perfect tale for the age of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency, and a world business culture in which many gay men have taken key roles and given up so much of themselves in return. Carnal Sacraments is a book you won’t put down until the very end.
This new edition has a Foreword by the author and a biographical sketch of cover artist, the recently rediscovered German Symbolist artist Sasha Schneider.
What happens when you’re caught in the cross hairs of an all-seeing international government corporation? A perfect narrative for the age of Edward Snowden. “The most unusual novel I’ve read in years,” Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco.
“Layered with philosophical elements, fascinating descriptions, and a clear focus on character overall, Brass's . . . work is one of the most unusual novels I've read in years,” Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco.
“I would definitely recommend this book to readers who get tired of reading erotic homosexual stories, and would like to try this sensual book,” Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society. “Perry Brass has created a page-turning thriller that takes the reader on one helluva roller coaster ride, and oh, the places you’ll go!” White Crane Journal.
“Unusual and unpredictable,” Mandate Magazine.
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“In his latest book, Perry Brass takes us on a trip into the not-too-distant future . . . a world we already know but with present cultural trends carried to the tenth power. Exotic locations, high-powered wheeling and dealing and excursions into this new world’s dark underside make this a book that captures the imagination and will not let it go until the last page. Out In Jersey.
“The only rides I like are literary ones, and Perry Brass has created a page-turning thriller that takes the reader on one helluva roller coaster ride, and oh, the places you’ll go! . . . Paying homage to the works of Orwell and Bradbury . . .Carnal Sacraments is set in a Germany not far removed from the world of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. Big Brother is now a global economy referred to as “the System.” Jeffrey Cooper, a transplanted American, is high up in the system, working as a powerful design executive. Cooper is seventy-eight, but thanks to injections, looks forty years younger. [Carnal Sacraments] takes the reader into the tried and true world of the thriller, where red herrings lead the reader on detours throughout this satisfying roller coaster of a novel that’s sure to please even those who aren’t big on futuristic novels. Take a chance and let your mind be controlled by the system created here by Perry Brass!” White Crane Journal, Fall Issue, review by Steven LaVigne.
“Layered with philosophical elements, fascinating descriptions, and a clear focus on character overall, Brass' latest work is one of the most unusual novels I've read in years", from Bay Area Reporter, 23 August, 2007, review by Jim Provanzano.
“Time stands still for Jeffrey Cooper, a successful businessman in 2075 who remains ageless as long as he continues bringing in money to the company. But stress is beginning to tell on him, and men are flitting in and out of his orderly life, disrupting it and him. This is a fast and fascinating read.” HX Magazine, the most read gay magazine in New York.
“Perry Brass has been a pioneer and now a mainstay in the gay futuristic genre, with novels like The Harvest, Warlock, and Angel Lust. His new book, Carnal Sacraments: A Historical Novel of the Future, reveals itself in its subtitle. It is about the future, in fact the last quarter of the twenty-first century, but we recognize the connections to the world around us. Global economic power, profitable war, privileges for the rich, government surveillance of everybody—all familiar, but several leaps ahead of today’s realities. Jeffrey Cooper is an American business executive stationed in Berlin, apparently 30-something but actually 70-something. He’s near a breakdown, dealing with his high-pressure career, the lives of his gay friends, and his own fears and love interests. All of it is unusual and unpredictable, and gives Brass a clever way of commenting on today’s world.” Mandate Magazine, March, 2008
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Belhue Press
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781892149183 / 1892149184
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages316
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Edition2nd Edition
- Dimensions5.5 x 8.5 inches
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