Someone went ahead and invented the flying car.
Now the world is torn into two increasingly volatile political factions: pro-airplane and pro-flying car, and each believes only their vehicle can be the one, true future of airborne leisure and transportation.
Failed screenwriter Brian Spathe knows that pop culture can sway the masses, so he writes his first novel - an absurd, joyful sci-fi romp about a 47-floor “Super Airplane” designed to make flying cars look boring. He’s pretty sure PRELUDE TO A SUPER AIRPLANE will renew the public’s love of airplanes, and maybe deliver him the fame, fortune, and love he’s long desired.
Instead, the desperate CEO of Southwestern Airplane Rides steals the idea and tries to build it; shopping mall, dance club, condos, and all.
Equal parts satirical memoir, epic origin story, and affectionate roast of blockbuster culture, PRELUDE TO A SUPER AIRPLANE is a one-of-a-kind tale about romance, talent, and the panic that sets in when your very big idea actually takes off.
Is this your kind of read?
Short, bingeable chapters that fit commutes and tired evenings
Humorous science fiction about our near future (and it’s not a grim dystopia)
Comedy that’s clever without being precious, and silly without being dumb
What’s inside
A fully imagined 47-floor, airborne city on wings
Flying cars vs. airplanes as America’s latest culture war
A send-up of corporate fixes, Hollywood ego, and Presidential election-season noise
A grounded, character-first thread through the chaos, full of new romance, family secrets, and broken friendships
The author’s phone number is inside, and he welcomes you to text him during your read
Three-beat snapshot
The plan: With flying cars surging, Brian Spathe writes a novel about a massive Super Airplane to tilt public opinion back to airplanes
The theft: Southwestern Airplane Rides swipes the concept and starts actually building it.
The takeoff: On Christmas Day, politicians, pop idols, war heroes, witches, and hopeless romantics converge to board the maiden flight
Book 1 of the SUPER AIRPLANE saga.
Book 2 (FLIGHT OF A SUPER AIRPLANE) now available. Book 3 due for release Fall 2025.
Someone went ahead and invented the flying car.
Now the world is torn into two increasingly volatile political factions: pro-airplane and pro-flying car, and each believes only their vehicle can be the one, true future of airborne leisure and transportation.
Failed screenwriter Brian Spathe knows that pop culture can sway the masses, so he writes his first novel - an absurd, joyful sci-fi romp about a 47-floor “Super Airplane” designed to make flying cars look boring. He’s pretty sure PRELUDE TO A SUPER AIRPLANE will renew the public’s love of airplanes, and maybe deliver him the fame, fortune, and love he’s long desired.
Instead, the desperate CEO of Southwestern Airplane Rides steals the idea and tries to build it; shopping mall, dance club, condos, and all.
Equal parts satirical memoir, epic origin story, and affectionate roast of blockbuster culture, PRELUDE TO A SUPER AIRPLANE is a one-of-a-kind tale about romance, talent, and the panic that sets in when your very big idea actually takes off.
Is this your kind of read?
Short, bingeable chapters that fit commutes and tired evenings
Humorous science fiction about our near future (and it’s not a grim dystopia)
Comedy that’s clever without being precious, and silly without being dumb
What’s inside
A fully imagined 47-floor, airborne city on wings
Flying cars vs. airplanes as America’s latest culture war
A send-up of corporate fixes, Hollywood ego, and Presidential election-season noise
A grounded, character-first thread through the chaos, full of new romance, family secrets, and broken friendships
The author’s phone number is inside, and he welcomes you to text him during your read
Three-beat snapshot
The plan: With flying cars surging, Brian Spathe writes a novel about a massive Super Airplane to tilt public opinion back to airplanes
The theft: Southwestern Airplane Rides swipes the concept and starts actually building it.
The takeoff: On Christmas Day, politicians, pop idols, war heroes, witches, and hopeless romantics converge to board the maiden flight
Book 1 of the SUPER AIRPLANE saga.
Book 2 (FLIGHT OF A SUPER AIRPLANE) now available. Book 3 due for release Fall 2025.
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