The Imaginary Corpse, Tyler Hayes
The Imaginary Corpse, Tyler Hayes
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The Imaginary Corpse

Author: Tyler Hayes

Narrator: James Fouhey

Unabridged: 11 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/03/2019


Synopsis

A dinosaur detective in the land of unwanted ideas battles trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of imaginary friends.

Most ideas fade away when we're done with them. Some we love enough to become Real. But what about the ones we love, and walk away from?

Tippy the triceratops was once a little girl's imaginary friend, a dinosaur detective who could help her make sense of the world. But when her father died, Tippy fell into the Stillreal, the underbelly of the Imagination, where discarded ideas go when they're too Real to disappear. Now, he passes time doing detective work for other unwanted ideas—until Tippy runs into The Man in the Coat, a nightmare monster who can do the impossible: kill an idea permanently. Now Tippy must overcome his own trauma and solve the case, before there's nothing left but imaginary corpses.

About Tyler Hayes

Tyler Hayes is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Northern California. He writes stories he hopes will show people that not only are we not alone in this terrifying world, but we might just make things better. His fiction has appeared online and in print in anthologies from Alliteration Ink, Graveside Tales, and Aetherwatch. The Imaginary Corpse is Tyler's debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lukasz on September 08, 2019

4.5/5 Detective Tippy is good at what he does. Probably the best. He’s also a fluffy and minuscule stuffed triceratops. Nothing shocking in the dreamland of ideas known as Stillreal. As people grow up, they tend to abandon their imaginary Friends who, when it inevitably happens, find shelter in this......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on June 22, 2019

*Free copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This book ran me through the full gamut of emotions. For a while I thought it might be like "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" but for adults. Nope. Don't get me wrong, it's not for kids, but it's also not NSFW levels of "for adults". Haye......more

Goodreads review by keikii Eats Books on September 18, 2019

To read more reviews like this, check out my blog at keikii Eats Books! 96 points, 5 STARS! Quote: "The worst part? A part of me feels good. I'm on a case, and that means I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. And maybe this time.. maybe this time I can make it make sense. Real healthy there, me.......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on February 10, 2021

Full review is here, on my blog!~ I absolutely loved this one, book fam. How could I not love a book about a stuffed triceratops detective, I ask you? How could I not?! This is the story of Tippy the Triceratops, who is a detective in Playtime Town in the Stillreal. The Stillreal is the world where Fr......more