Fan Fiction
A Mem-noir: Inspired by True Events
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · October 12, 2021
Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans.
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- Who it’s for
- A noir-tinged comedy turns celebrity, fandom, and sci-fi unease into an unusually personal reading experience.
- Themes
- Fandom and fan obsession, Celebrity and its trappings, Lifelong fear
- Genres
- Funny Sci-Fi, Satire, Sci-Fi Crime
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Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one.
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Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance. Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life. Fan Fiction is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of “Fandom.”
Fame, Fans, Unease
A noir-tinged comedy turns celebrity, fandom, and sci-fi unease into an unusually personal reading experience.
Come here for
- A wry take on fan devotion and the costs of being famous
- The offbeat overlap of sci-fi, suspense, and celebrity
Expect
- A blend of fictional autobiography and noir comedy
- A personal angle on the strange give-and-take between a star and his fans
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Crime | 33% |
|---|---|
| Funny Sci-Fi | 32% |
| Satire | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Fiction
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- Brent Spiner
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- October 12, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Fandom and fan obsession · Celebrity and its trappings · Lifelong fear
- Reading lane
- Funny Fiction