by Diane Hatz (Author)

"The novel is so perverse it causes one to laugh out loud at the deranged storyline and detailed descriptions, offering an easy-to-read yarn for those looking for something different. This is truly satire at its best." (Carol Anderson, US Review of Books)

Aliens have hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions have become the norm.

Alex's dream job has turned into a nightmare. What should she do?

It's the 1990s. Alex arrives to work at Acht Records, her improbable blonde hair streaked stress magenta and anger black. Her first duty is to wipe blood off her boss's walls. It goes downhill from there.

Rock Gods & Messy Monsters is a humorous story about life inside a record company. Yet underneath and between the lines of satire and absurdism, the book is a cautionary tale.

Join Alex on her journey as she weaves throughout a comedic cast of characters, and her boss attempts to thwart her at every turn.

"Everything Everywhere All At Once" meets "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!"

"Satirical, zany, hilarious-a gut-punching commentary about the inner workings of the music industry, its power complexes, and power plays." --The BookLife Prize

• Finalist, 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award (Adult Fiction Humor)
• Top 30 Impressive Indie Books of 2022 from Independent Book Review
• IndieBRAG Medallion 2023 Honoree
• Recommended Review - The US Review of Books
• Finalist, The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
• Most frequently wish listed book on BookBub (Dec 2022)
• #1 Hot New Release Amazon Kindle in Absurdist Fiction, Pop Culture and Pop Culture Music (Sept 2022)
• Starred Review, Independent Book Review (Oct 2022)

(Previously published as Rock Gods of Acht.)