The Boy Who Invented Himself

Author: Pierre V. Comtois

ISBN 978-1-63868-217-2 (softcover)

216 pages

Some years ago, in the old mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, lived a boy named Guy DeMonde who was at once a dreamer and sometimes a loner. When he wasn't off by himself dreaming in his tree house, Guy spent time with a tight knit group of neighborhood pals with whom he embarked on the usual round of small adventures that built camaraderie and fond memories. Then, one day, he and his friends encountered the greatest challenge of their young lives: a new kid in the neighborhood whose lifestyle contradicted many of the beliefs they had always taken for granted. Now, Guy in particular, must find a way to avoid the path of least resistance, learn to tell good from bad, and finally re-invent himself with his own personality, one that didn't rely on others to fashion and that would preserve and strengthen his values to withstand the test of time. Will he succeed? It's a question that demands Guy's story to be read, cherished, and thought about long after the final page has been turned.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pierre V. Comtois has been the editor and publisher of Fungi, the Magazine of Fantasy and Weird Fiction since 1984 and has had a number of books released by numerous publishers including A Well Ordered Universe and Scheduled for Extinction from Desert Breeze Publishers; Talismanic and The Science Agents trilogy from Rogue Phoenix Press; and four volumes dealing with Marvel Comics including Marvel Comics in the 1980s: An Issue by Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon, Marvel Comics in the 1970s, Marvel Comics in the 1960s, and Marvel Comics 1960-1964 by Twomorrows Publishers. Non-fiction releases include Hazardous History: Fantastic Cinema in the Years Before CGI; and Gats, Gams, and Guts: the Dark World of Film Noir. Forthcoming in 2026 will be Marvel Comics 1965-1969. A sequel to the present volume, Sometimes a Warm Rain Falls, was published in 2009. Visit his website at www.pierrevcomtois.com