Fight Club Creator Chuck Palahniuk Spoils Fans With New Projects

By Danny J. DPurb /

Novels coming out in 2013, 2014 & 2015 Having established himself as a brand and a voice, Chuck Palahniuk works only seem to be in constant evolution. While the transgressional genre might not have been experienced by everyone, the news of upcoming titles such as Doomed (the sequel to 2012€™s Damned), Beautiful You (expected 2014) and Make Something Up (2015), add to the countless number of reasons one might feel it€™s time to take the plunge. The words in CP€™s work always find a way to stupefy; some say €œbetter late than never€€ On Doomed (the sequel to Damned, due October 2013), the author said:

€œThe next novel will follow Madison back to earth as a ghost, doomed to haunting her parents for a year. In flashback we see her earlier childhood, including the death of the kitten whose dead body subsequently clogged the plumbing of the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel. That death is not Madison's doing, but another death is. Whether it's murder or self-defense, as a ten-year-old Madison kills someone horrifically, and that's the most-likely reason why she was damned in the first place. We also begin to recognize a centuries-long conspiracy engineered to train and test Maddy for her role as the savior of all spiritual beings. Nope, nothing subtle, here.Oh, I forgot to mention it but the world ends in this next book.€
And on Beautiful You (Due October 2014):
€œIt€™s a comic/erotic thriller, a mash-up of €˜mommy porn€™ and chick lit such as Sex and the City, and fantasy lit like Clan of the Cave Bear. Imagine if Ira Levin had a baby with Jean Auel.€
On an ending note, we wish a very happy birthday to the writer and entertainer. Are you a fan of the transgressional genre? Does the Chuck Palahniuk universe appeal to you? How about your favourite title? Feel free to comment below.

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