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"Hilarious!" - "Tales of the City meets The X-Files." - "A wonderfully weird and whimsical ride through San Francisco's less-traveled byways." That's what delighted readers are saying about Michael Matheny's novel (written under the nom de plume "The Mad Mick") Tales From the Last Resort, a rollicking novel in the tradition of Robertson Davies, John Kennedy Toole and Armistead Maupin that asks the question: What happens when a good-looking, good-hearted extraterrestrial is stranded among San Francisco's most eccentric citizens? Meet Al, the new bartender at The Last Resort as he experiences life, love, and beer for the first time. Originally published in 2001 by Brave New Books under the CityFables imprint, Tales From the Last Resort is being republished by Cantarabooks in 2008.

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"I'm still giggling. If you like lighthearted sci-fi and laughter, the combination found in this tale is one you will truly enjoy. It has aliens, twists and turns, is interesting and full of fun characters. Read. Enjoy. Set in San Francisco, known as the city of weirdos and kooks, the story will keep you hooked.Meet Al, the alien, who settles into life as a human and the strange assortment of humanity he runs into. Instead of the usual bad-alien saga, this story is written with a lively sense of fun, intrigue, and near-reality. The Mad Mick who names himself as author is something more, I suspect. I believe I met him within the pages of this book and he wasn't what he seemed. Whoever he is, he writes with wit and imagination. You will feel at home with the characters you meet at The Last Resort or The Madhouse. And you will hate to leave them when the last page is read. Bring your sense of humor and step through the door of The Last Resort where several levels of humanity exist in separate time zones on different planes of life. I'm waiting to see what The Mad Mick produces next. A sequel?"

- Anne K Edwards
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