Sci-fi

Under My Roof

by Nick Mamatas
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Description

Herbert Weinberg's father is striking a blow for freedom. Implanting a nuclear device within a garden gnome in the front yard of their Long Island home, he's declared independence from the U.S. The household is understandably is an uproar. Mother's gone, the local weatherman has moved in, and 12-year-old Herbert is simultaneously a hostage and the Minister of Information. A daring raid plucks the lad from his ancestral home, but even while troops surround the belligerent house-state of Weinbergia, the call to freedom has been sounded. The house is rapidly filling up with American refuseniks. Can the refrigerator hold out? And will Herbert's telepathic powers defeat imperialism and reunite him with his father?

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
CombatIncidental

Details

First published
January 2007
Pages
151
Reading time
About 3 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Language
English
ISBN
9781933368436
Series
Standalone

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