Atomic Storybook

Fiction. ATOMIC STORYBOOK is a new novel from the author of SPAT THE DUMMY. It's about Albert Einstein, an explosion on the moon, and a group of friends who seem to be living in a long, strange dream. A delightful stew of lust, blood, ennui, and physics, ATOMIC STORYBOOK is about living and dying in what is undeniably, an illusion.

"Macdonald does an excellent job through multiple perspectives of keeping the reader on edge as to what is real and what is not... It's a barometer of excellent writing when a novel can get you to stop reading, causing you to daydream and get lost in one magnificently imagined scene." The Winnipeg Review

"The humour in SPAT was dark, bloody, and laugh-out-loud funny and STORYBOOK is even better. It is also a more thoughtful and emotionally nuanced book and makes the reader experience Macdonald's stated goal as an author to 'feel the shock of the future as it splashes over me like a bucket of ice water on a sunburn." Cape Breton Post

Praise for Ed's previous novel, SPAT THE DUMMY: "This novel is unforgettable both for its subject matter and its form of narration. The style is electrifying and there are images that will burn in the reader's mind forever. Ed Macdonald is a gripping writer." Alistair MacLeod, author of No Great Mischief, winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award"