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FEATURING A UKIYO-E-INSPIRED COVER, A CINEMATIC SOUNDTRACK AND SOUND EFFECTS ACCOMPANY THE NARRATIVE AND VARIETY OF CHARACTER VOICES IN THE AUDIOBOOK - RE-MIXED FROM THE AUTHOR'S WORLD TRAVELS, STUDIO FOLEY WORK, ONLINE CREDITED SOUNDS AND MUSIC, AND RECORDINGS OF ALCATRAZ ISLAND AND THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA.

     - RANDALL BALLUFF: NARRATOR, VOICE ACTING, COVER & SOUND DESIGNER, AUDIO ENGINEER

     - RATED R (All Triggers Warning) // LANGUAGE: ENGLISH // ASIN: B0DRPQ2SC8 // VERSION: UNABRIDGED

     - LISTENING LENGTH: 8 HOURS & 47 MINUTES // AUDIO ALGORITHM TEST: ACX AUDIBLE

     - ENCODER: ACC (PLAYS ON ALL APPLE DEVICES) // ALL OTHER DEVICES (QUICKTIME & VLC MEDIA PLAYER)

     - $24.49 

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THE HARDCOVER NOVEL PROVIDES THE ONLY PHYSICAL VERSION OF THE eBOOK COVER, LARGE TYPE, FIVE MAPS OF STORY LOCATIONS DETAILING TRAVEL ROUTES, FRONT AND BACK COVER AUTHOR INTRODUCTION AND BIOGRAPHY WITH AUTHOR PORTRAIT, AND 20 TWO-SIDED, AI-PROMPTED COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS (40 total illustrations) IN AN 8.5X11" FORMAT.

     - RANDALL BALLUFF: AUTHOR, COVER DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATION PROMPTER, EDITOR

     - RATED R (All Triggers Warning)

     - LENGTH: 363 pages / DIMENSIONS: 8.5X11" w/40 Color Illustrations

     - $39.98 on Amazon ​​​​

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FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE, VERTICAL TRYPDICH-STYLE  COVER IMAGE, THE 5X8" FORMAT MAKES THIS A GO-ANYWHERE READ FOR EVERYDAY COMMUTES OR AT-HOME COMFORT. INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE CLIMACTIC SCENES IN THE BOOK, THE COVER IS MORE IMMEDIATELY TIED TO THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL AND REPRESENTS MAJOR THEMATIC AND SYMBOLIC ELEMENTS.

     - RANDALL BALLUFF: AUTHOR, COVER DESIGNER, EDITOR

     - RATED R (All Triggers Warning)

     - LENGTH: 476 pages / DIMENSIONS: 5X8"

     - $22.49​

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Arriving Spring '25  

THE CUTTING-EDGE, AI CINEMATIC VERSION OF THE NOVEL COMBINES THE AUDIOBOOK'S BREAK-OUT CINEMATIC SOUNDTRACK WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,000 VISUALLY STUNNING AI-PROMPTED SHORT VIDEOS. IT WILL BE RELEASED SERIALLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AND BE AVAILABLE ON THREE PLATFORMS - YOUTUBE, RUMBLE, and right here on WIX.

     - RANDALL BALLUFF: AUTHOR, NARRATIVE DESIGNER, SOUND DESIGNER, VIDEO PROMPTER, EDITOR

     - MOVING IMAGES: 1,000+ (estimated)

     - LENGTH: 9 hours (approximate, serial release)

     - $TBA (via subscription)

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FEATURING THE AUDIOBOOK UKIYO-E-INSPIRED COVER, THIS GO-ANYWHERE eBOOK IS BASED ON THE PAPERBACK. FORMATTED FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THE eBOOK VERSION IS BASED ON THE PAPERBACK AND INCLUDES THE SAME UNABRIDGED NARRATIVE AND BACKGROUND REFERENCES.

     - RANDALL BALLUFF: AUTHOR, COVER DESIGNER, EDITOR

     - RATED R (All Triggers Warning)

     - LENGTH: 308 pages (varies depending on device format)

     - $9.99 

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• All versions except the audiobook have a Bibliography, Index, and a 120+page (variable depending on format) Extended Notes and References​​​​ section with in-depth artistic, socio-cultural, and psychological discussion, and extensive citations.