Infinite Rooms - Softcover

Griffin, David John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910692603 ISBN 13: 9781910692608

Publisher: Urbane Publications, 2016

Synopsis

While narrating to a remembered psychiatrist, Donald Clement's inner reality becomes infused with surreal fantasy: Neptune rising from the sea; a giant showing the wonders of the universe; an incredible stranger who promises to reveal the secrets of infinity. As Donald falls deeper into the mental realm, so his protected memories are gradually revealed again, exposing the shocking truths he has been hiding—even from himself. Like a unique, mind-bending cross between Clive Barker and China Mieville, this is a novel of wonderful psychological terrors and fantastical dreams, as one man wrestles with the thin line between fantasy and reality.

About this title

About the Author:

David John Griffin iDavid John Griffin is a writer, graphic designer and app designer, and lives in a small town by the Thames in Kent, UK with his wife Susan and two dogs called Bullseye and Jimbo. He is currently working on the first draft of his fourth novel. 
His first novel published by Urbane Publications in October 2015 is called The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb. The second is a literary/psychological novel, entitled Infinite Rooms. His novella and collection of short stories called Two Dogs At The One Dog Inn And Other Stories was published in January 2017 by Urbane Publications. One of his short stories was shortlisted for The HG Wells Short Story competition 2012 and published in an anthology. He has had two more stories published in other anthologies.

David's on-going mission as an author is to produce absorbing, page-turning stories with a literary depth. His novels, with genres covering mystery, gothic and psychological, always have elements of magical realism within. He also writes short stories and at the end of each, aims for that surprising "twist in the tail".

Review:

Griffin (The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb) assembles an enjoyably befuddling hall of mirrors that tantalizes with false and untrustworthy reflections of reality. Its viewpoint character is Donald Clement, a psychologically disturbed young man who constructs mindrooms, safe mental spaces for which he scripts "filmics" to help him keep a grip on reality. Many of his filmics involve his ex-wife, Bernadette, for whom he writes a more loving relationship, and his antagonistic psychiatrist, Dr. Leibkov (who claims his name is actually Smythe). As Donald's experiences turn increasingly bizarre--at one point he sees the titanic figure of Neptune rising from the sea--it's clear that inner and external reality are becoming confused for him; in fact, the entire story and the characters populating it may be mere constructs within his mind. Griffin makes Donald's world wonderfully off-kilter and sustains that vision for much longer than would seem possible. There's no real way for him to resolve Donald's predicament, but the lack of conclusion won't bother readers who let themselves be swept away by the story. (Dec.)Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Urbane Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910692603
• ISBN 13: 9781910692608
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288