
Novelty
Leon Dermot
"Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged" — Kirkus Reviews
"A chaotic black comedy about a man with a messiah complex." — Kirkus Reviews
If Fight Club, Money, and The Motorcycle Diaries had a three-way, Novelty would be their web-toed, mutant lovechild.
Finn Balor is a depraved billionaire and polymath with a vendetta against fate and an insatiable appetite for hedonism. Obsessed with the idea that free will is a fallacy, he invents the Oracle—a quantum device capable of reshaping reality.
Determined to break the chains of causality, Finn founds Q-Path, a radical underground sect, and unleashes his fanatical acolytes upon an unsuspecting world. But as Q-Path spreads chaos, Finn is forced to confront an unsettling question: is he humanity’s saviour or its saboteur? And is Finn Balor really who he claims to be?
Praise for Novelty:
"Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged"
—Kirkus Reviews
"Dermot effectively plunges readers into the chaotic and likely unbalanced mind of his protagonist."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Expect the unexpected might be a cliché, but it fits this deeply original novel nicely."
— Independent Book Review
"Akin to The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin... Liberate humanity from the fate of determinism with this reality-shaking book"
— Independent Book Review
Voiced by Stephen Dalton
Stephen Dalton is a highly sought after male voiceover artist. He is also a classically trained actor who obtained a degree in acting from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011.
Duration - 6h 27m.
Author - Leon Dermot.
Narrator - Stephen Dalton.
Published Date - Thursday, 16 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 Noel McDermott ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
"Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged" — Kirkus Reviews "A chaotic black comedy about a man with a messiah complex." — Kirkus Reviews If Fight Club, Money, and The Motorcycle Diaries had a three-way, Novelty would be their web-toed, mutant lovechild. Finn Balor is a depraved billionaire and polymath with a vendetta against fate and an insatiable appetite for hedonism. Obsessed with the idea that free will is a fallacy, he invents the Oracle—a quantum device capable of reshaping reality. Determined to break the chains of causality, Finn founds Q-Path, a radical underground sect, and unleashes his fanatical acolytes upon an unsuspecting world. But as Q-Path spreads chaos, Finn is forced to confront an unsettling question: is he humanity’s saviour or its saboteur? And is Finn Balor really who he claims to be? Praise for Novelty: "Darkly funny and brilliantly unhinged" —Kirkus Reviews "Dermot effectively plunges readers into the chaotic and likely unbalanced mind of his protagonist." —Kirkus Reviews "Expect the unexpected might be a cliché, but it fits this deeply original novel nicely." — Independent Book Review "Akin to The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin... Liberate humanity from the fate of determinism with this reality-shaking book" — Independent Book Review Voiced by Stephen Dalton Stephen Dalton is a highly sought after male voiceover artist. He is also a classically trained actor who obtained a degree in acting from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011. Duration - 6h 27m. Author - Leon Dermot. Narrator - Stephen Dalton. Published Date - Thursday, 16 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Noel McDermott ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:11
Dedication
Duration:00:00:21
Chapter 1: Maslow
Duration:00:46:11
Chapter 2: The Sirens
Duration:00:15:56
Chapter 3: Exo/Bapto
Duration:00:36:37
Chapter 4: Weltschmerz
Duration:00:21:00
Chapter 5: The brunettes
Duration:00:21:26
Chapter 6: Lord of the flies
Duration:00:21:39
Chapter 7: Who wants to be a billionaire?
Duration:00:14:18
Chapter 8: Q-Path
Duration:00:32:55
Chapter 9: Heavenly spa
Duration:00:22:16
Chapter 10: In love again
Duration:00:05:07
Chapter 11: The new silicon rind
Duration:00:09:54
Chapter 12: Moneyball
Duration:00:13:17
Chapter 13: Solipsist lepidopterist
Duration:00:13:46
Chapter 14: Empire cave
Duration:00:05:55
Chapter 15: Airborne pathogen
Duration:00:24:09
Chapter 16: Brains in vats
Duration:00:07:43
Chapter 17: Freja
Duration:00:23:18
Chapter 18: Minghun
Duration:00:02:51
Chapter 19: Torschlusspanik
Duration:00:19:34
Chapter 20: A life
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 21: Leaf by Niggle
Duration:00:21:04
Disclaimer and copyright notice
Duration:00:01:23
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:12