Apocalypse Now Now, Charlie Human
Apocalypse Now Now, Charlie Human
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Apocalypse Now Now

Author: Charlie Human

Narrator: David Linski, Fiona Hardingham

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2015

Synopsis

now now adv. a common South Africanism relating to the amount of time to elapse before an event occurs. In the near future; not happening presently but to happen shortly Baxter Zevcenko's life is pretty sweet. He's making a name for himself as the kingpin of his smut-peddling high school syndicate, the other gangs are staying out of his business, and he's dating the girl of his dreams, Esm├®. But when Esm├® gets kidnapped, things start to get seriously weird, and the only man drunk enough to help is a bearded, booze-soaked, supernatural bounty hunter who goes by the name of Jackson "Jackie" Ronin. Plunged into the increasingly bizarre landscape of Cape Town's supernatural underworld, Baxter and Ronin team up to save Esm├®. On a journey that takes them through the realms of impossibility, they must face every conceivable nightmare to get her back, including an odd brush with the apocalypse.

About Charlie Human

Charlie Human is a rising star in South Africa’s speculative fiction scene. He has a master’s in creative writing from the University of Cape Town. His debut novel, Apocalypse Now Now, was published in 2013 in the United Kingdom and the United States.

About David Linski

David Linski (a.k.a. David Ligudzinski and David Atlas) is a graduate of the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia. He has numerous voice-over credits, an extensive theatrical résumé, and has starred in short and feature films both in the United States and Australia.

About Fiona Hardingham

Fiona Hardingham is a British-born actress, singer, voice-over artist, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blair on October 11, 2017

Having loved the proof-of-concept short film that was made for Apocalypse Now Now earlier this year, I was keen to check out the original, though it's not the sort of thing that would usually pique my interest (South African setting aside). It started really well, and I loved Baxter Zevcenko immedia......more

Goodreads review by Otherwyrld on February 28, 2015

Baxter Zevcenko is your typical teenage schoolboy. You know the type - make out with your girlfriend as much as possible, beat your retarded brother up when your mother isn't watching, make the teachers cry and have panic attacks, sell hardcore pornography to your schoolmates, the usual. Then one da......more

Goodreads review by Alex on January 09, 2015

This is like young Harry Dresden, washed through Cape Town rather than Chicago. It's kind of a Hard-YA, but that doesn't bother me. I had a lot of fun. At times, this felt just the tiniest bit amateurish, but I won't hold it against him. Looking forward to Kill Baxter, but I'll wait till I can get t......more

Goodreads review by Anders on July 06, 2014

About the dwarven mercenaries fighting: "It's like watching Swan Lake performed to Swedish death metal". Need I say more?......more

Goodreads review by Dawie on May 11, 2021

Being South African this read was quite bat shit crazy. If a book makes you want to read up on more African lore and history then I take it as a success. Some of the pop culture references to certain things that are or were a thing within the South African culture might be lost on international read......more

Quotes

“Mad and dark and irreverent and wonderfully twisted in all the right ways.” Lauren Beukes, author of Zoo City

“Ultimately, if you’ve ever thought that it would be amazing to be a young shaman, and that you wanted to have supernatural adventures, but felt that Hogwarts just didn’t have enough porn, underground bondage clubs, shady government facilities, or the occasional need to threaten people with shotguns … well, Charlie Human’s work may be in order.” Hey Poor Player

“Without a doubt the strangest and most compelling story I have ever read.” Geek Hard

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