âDi Filippo clowns his way through this transdimensional travelogue cut from the same cloth as Douglas Adamsâs Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy.â âPublishers Weekly
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At forty-five-years-old, Paul Girard is a self-loathing clerk at an independent bookstore, having finally killed his dream of being a writer by throwing out his rejected manuscripts. Drowning in existential angst, Paul canât envision much of a future for himselfâuntil he meets Hans.Â
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Hans is one of the Mind Children, an artificial race that has succeeded humanity. If Paul allows Hans to copy his human essence, the key to Superspace and its infinite number of universes will be his. And even though said key is a yo-yo, Paul agrees.
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Desperate to escape his banal reality, Paul flings the yo-yo and winds up in the singularity that preceded the Big Bang . . . a matriarchal society of women warriors . . . a realm populated by TV characters from his childhood. But Paulâs frantic travels only prove one thing: wherever he goes in the multiverse, there he is. Now how does he get home?
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âItâs like Tom Robbinsâs classic Even Cowgirls Get the Blues recast in the hands of gonzo mathematician Rudy Rucker as a kind of ontological day trip.â âLocus
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âFrothing with ideas, Fuzzy Dice is one more reason Di Filippo is one of the most imaginative (and underappreciated) writers working today. . . . If humorously intelligent science fiction far beyond the madding crowd is your cup of tea, then this novel (and Di Filippo in general) cannot disappoint. . . . Great fun, great readâalmost as much as Sheckleyâs Dimension of Miracles.â âSpeculiction
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