Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife: All you need to know to choose the right heaven - Paperback

by E. E. King (Author)

"Impish and delightful, a hilarious Zagat's guide to heaven!"
Ray Bradbury

"A fantastical, profound, hilarious and rollicking good ride through the heavens and hells of the
Afterlife! A wonderful book."
-Margaret Cho

The New York Journal of Books.
"This is the most delightful book this reviewer has read in a while.... Evie King does a masterful job at mixing short vignettes of Dirk's experience with the Devil, his travels to the many heavens, his newly discovered lover, and the factual descriptions of the final paradise of each faith. The Guide to the Afterlife is a mixture of fact and fiction, faith and mysticism at its best."

The Midwest Review of Books
Shopping around for where you spend eternity can prove quite overwhelming. "Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife: All You Need to Know to Choose the Right Heaven" is a humorous analysis of the world's religions with a focus on the afterlife. Tying the analysis together with a quirky and offbeat novel, the laughs roll together well with plenty of substance. "Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife" is excellently composed and a read that is fun and very hard to set down.

S. F. Weekly
A mock ZAGAT Guide to the Lord's domain, Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife is a sly and satirical glimpse into what would happen if a Madison Avenue mad man gave heaven a PR makeover. King clearly relishes her many opportunities to skewer the advertising industry and the pious, indulging in jokes at the expense of religions both venerable (Catholicism) and questionable (Scientology). As the book's framing narrative develops, the titular ad man finds that his succinct reviews of the world's religions (using a convenient ZAGAT-style rating scale) inflame believers of all faiths. It's a risk the real-life author is also taking. Considering her vocal support for scientific research and rational thought, and her role as an adviser for a number of science advocacy organizations, she probably doesn't mind a bit of religious controversy. All the better for us nonbelieving heathens: As King demonstrates, the devil also has the best jokes

Publishers Weekly
Not for the easily offended of any faith.

Author Biography

E.E. King is a performer, writer, biologist and painter. Ray Bradbury calls her stories "marvelously inventive, wildly funny and deeply thought provoking. I cannot recommend them highly enough." Her books are; Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife, Real Conversations with Imaginary Friends, The Adventures of Emily Finfeather and Another Happy Ending. She has won numerous awards and been published widely. She has worked with children in Bosnia, crocodiles in Mexico, frogs in Puerto Rico, egrets in Bali, mushrooms in Montana, archaeologists in Spain and butterflies in South Central Los Angeles.