The Underworld Rhapsody

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

DISCLAIMER: The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this book are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred. Although the story features various psychedelic substances, it should not be read as an endorsement of drug use.

GENRE: surreal psychedelic voyage, psychological thriller;
CATEGORY: Jungian psychology, visionary and metaphysical;
SETTING: urban Leicester, alternate reality, beyond the fabric of reality;
SUBJECTS: altered state of consciousness, psychedelic drug abuse, the price of pure creation, the torture of being;
THEMES: collective unconscious, free will vs. determinism, order and chaos;