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| Author | Sam Munson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Saga Press |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781481427746 |
The War Against the Assholes is a 2015 science fiction and fantasy novel, by the author Sam Munson. Munson also penned The November Criminals, the novel whose 2016 film adaptation starred Ansel Elgort and Chloë Grace Moretz.
Summary
Mike Wood, a mediocre Catholic school student in Manhattan, gets drawn into a war between rival factions of magicians by his enigmatic classmate Hob.
Inspiration
The inspiration behind The War Against the Assholes stems from a vademecum written by the elusive S.W. Erdnase, the author behind The Expert at the Card Table. While loyal fans have traced the book's publication to Chicago in 1902, the details behind the story are shrouded in mystery. Furthermore, similar to William Shakespeare, Erdnase's identity is heavily debated to this day.
Reception and reviews
The Library Journal calls the novel “an imaginative, choppily constructed fantasy/mystery that begins in a Manhattan private school” while the Barnes & Noble blog says that it's for “fans of The Magicians, fans of distinctive characters, fans of well-used profanity—there’s a little something for everyone.” The Maggie Linton Show on Sirius XM says The War Against the Assholes is “A really quirky and unique premise…Very visual, I couldn’t put it down. The unique quirkiness of The War Against the Assholes really captured me.”
References
- "November Criminals". IMDb.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Munson, Sam (2 July 2015). "The search for the world's greatest card cheat". Boingboing.net. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Notorious Crooks: Who Was Erdnase?". The San Francisco Examiner. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Liars, a Gunfighter, Adolescent Arms Dealers, and More | Books for Dudes". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- "Maggielinton". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
External links
- The War Against the Assholes
- The War Against the Assholes : Hardcover
- The search for the world's greatest card cheat