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James Cage's cult classic, Back From The Bardo is a gritty, in your face
three part novella following the drug running, risk taking life of one
gutsy individual. Gripping plots, vivid characters, fast paced action,
adventure from Mexico to Memphis, Rome, Africa, New York City, Boston,
Los Angeles and Las Vegas to the New Jersey Shore.
James Cage knows how to create dangerous, power-driven, yet somehow likeable
people who urge his stories forward at the speed of sound. In the case of
Back From the Bardo, it’s a ride no reader should miss.
BACK FROM THE BARDO, Three Short
Stories by James Cage, received Honorable Mention in the WILD CARD category
at the 2007 London Book Festival Awards.
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Sambalanga
was an official
finalist for best screenplay at the 2010 annual
Mexico International Film Festival
Awards.
SAMBALANGA
A young man is
trained as an assassin by a powerful individual known as "The Bear".
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Those interested in
the screenplays or an option on the novella Back From The Bardo for film
should contact
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Short Screenplay
Holding the Bricks
An
American student studying in Mexico during the 1970's is stuck holding
two bricks of cocaine.
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BACK FROM THE BARDO
A
Noir Novella Guaranteed to Top the Pulp Fiction Charts
Any
reader hoping to find a hard-hitting, no-hold-barred story about one simple
man’s far-from-simple life need look no further. James Cage’s
Back From
the Bardo, is the very best of noir-driven pulp fiction.
Divided into three distinct stories, this novella focuses on more than three
decades of one man’s unexpected foray into a life fraught with danger. In the
opening story, Holding the Bricks, the protagonist, Jaime, an
American studying in Guadalajara, finds himself saddled with two kilos of
high-quality cocaine. Their owner, a sophisticated, drug, dealing American
medical student, entrusts the blow to Jaime, who succumbs to the anxiety of
possessing the drugs and transports it back to the States. What happens next is
as shocking as it is unexpected. And it makes the reader beg for more. In the other stories, with Jaime continuing as the main character, James Cage
continues to deliver the goods. Astral Andy and the Funny Bear is
an intricate and consistently fascinating look into our protagonist’s life on
the run. Germ Spreaders on a Train draws us into Jaime’s mid-life,
when international conspiracies butt up against technological sleight of hand,
and where Jaime rubs elbows with shady characters for the very last time.
Amazon Book Reviews:
Suspense, Intrigue, Espionage, American Hip, September 21, 2006
J.R (NYC): A modern American work of art, get ready for a roller
coaster crashing you into flavorful regions across the globe; inviting
you into an underbelly of mystery, murder, suspense and spirituality. If you are
a pulp fiction fan you'll devour "Bardo". Macho Intelligence with a dark
edge and back alley grit.
Brings back memories, July 11, 2006
P.C (NJ) A friend and I once talked about the movie "Boogie Nights" over a
beer. I said that I thought it was hysterically funny. He said that he
thought it was sad. I replied that if you couldn't see the humor, then you
didn't get the humor. I feel the same way about "Back From the Bardo". This one
is destined to be a cult classic.
Dark Humor, May 23, 2006
A.M (Newport Beach, CA) This is five star pulp fiction, a must read for
anyone who likes their humor on the dark side.
A review from M. R. New York City, NY.
"Subtle dark humor throughout the novella makes these stories a
terrific read."
