A Mound Over Hell

by Gary Morgenstein

Overview

It’s 2098 and the last season of baseball—forever. After the ravages of WWIII, the once all-American sport is now synonymous with terrorism and treason. Holograms run the bases for out-of-shape players and attendance averages fifteen spectators per game. The only ballpark left is the former Yankee Stadium.

America, nearly wiped out by radical Islam, has established a society based on love. Religion, social media, and the entertainment industry have been outlawed. All acts of patriotism are illegal, and the country is led by Grandma. Heading up the Family in her home base in the Bronx, she works tirelessly to build a lasting legacy for the future.

As baseball historian Puppy Nedick prepares for opening day, a chance encounter lands him face-to-face with former baseball greats. Determined not to go down without a fight, the players band together to revitalize the game for one last hurrah.

But not everyone wants peace. Will baseball become the catalyst for WWIV, or will it save America?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643970950
Publisher:	BHC Press
Publication date:	03/03/2020
Series:	Dark Depths , #1
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

Gary Morgenstein is the critically acclaimed author of The Dark Depths series (A Mound Over Hell, A Fastball for Freedom), a unique dystopian science fiction baseball saga. He has appeared on several podcasts and science fiction roundtables at the popular Fan Boy Nation and Fellowship of Fools.

An accomplished playwright, his humorous new play about racial harmony, A Black and White Cookie, is slated for premiere in 2021. He is also the author of the stage dramas Saving Stan, A Tomato Can't Grow in the Bronx, and the off-Broadway sci-fi rock musical The Anthem. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Parade Magazine, The New York Post, Sports Illustrated, Fox News Radio, and NPR.

He enjoys sports, yoga, and taking care of his beloved pug. Gary lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, playwright-director-theater critic Marcina Zaccaria.

Editorial Reviews

"Out of this World...a guaranteed home run!" - Billy Sample, former NY Yankee and author

"[a] must-have for every baseball fan..." - Parade Magazine

"Sports fans will love this phantasmagorical sci-fi story with baseball as a central figure." - Woody Freiman, sports television executive & long-time baseball producer

"Morgenstein stirs the embers with this disturbing and thought-provoking look at a future in search of relocating its past." - Michael Paolercio, former award-winning baseball journalist

"...a powerful and explosive story..." - Richard Allen, The Jewish Voice

"There's a lot happening here, and baseball is used in a very different way from anything else I've read. It's fun stuff..." - Joe Posnanski, writer at MLB.Com

"Fascinating...compelling...you can't put A Mound Over Hell down." - Dawn Newton, KPOV-FM

"I genuinely haven't read a book so refreshingly different, well-paced, surprising and completely and utterly unique." - Doctor Who Online

"This highly imaginative, gripping novel by a seasoned baseball novelist blew my mind. You won't be able to put it down." - Spitball Literary Magazine

"...1984 meets Shoeless Joe." - Mark Rosenmen & AJ Carter, Sports Talk NY Live

"...a Science Fiction / sports genre crossover the likes of which we've never seen (or heard of - or READ), before... I genuinely haven't read a book so refreshingly different, well-paced, surprising and completely and utterly unique." - Doctor Who Online

"A MOUND OVER HELL is the book you didn't know that had to have in your collection." - Fellowship of Fools.com

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