Stan is on the run.
And it’s been that way for 3,000 years.
Wise-cracking Stan is back in K.R. Wilson’s new novel STAN ON GUARD (sequel to Call Me Stan), on a century-spanning, outrageous odyssey.
Stan is immortal and while that may sound like a dream life, it’s a far murkier and lonelierproposition, especially when you’re being hunted by your nemesis, an immortal Trojan princess named Tróán, whose vengeance will stop at nothing. Living forever has its challenges.
From hanging out with a douchebag named Odysseus (Homer got it wrong) to taking long walks in an insane asylum with a mad Nietzsche to fighting for the Germans in World War I and faking his way to Canada, Stan’s historical shenanigans are a treat. He does whatever it takes to evade Tróán, learning the tricks of the survival trade century by century.
Meantime, Tróán takes on Polish Hussars, Lithuanian warriors, and the golden horde of medieval Russia before finding herself a baroness in 19th century Paris hosting salons and crossing paths with the likes of Rodin and Isadora Duncan – all the while obsessively pursuing Stan.
Rollicking.
Riveting.
Remarkable.
STAN ON GUARD is meticulously well-researched, but Wilson never lets historical fact get in the way of a wildly inventive, absurdist romp — each period pitstop is a novella unto itself. Highly recommended.
By: Rod Carley, award-winning author of RUFF
Rod Carley is the award-winning author ofRUFF (2024), GRIN REAPING (2022), KINMOUNT (2020), and A Matter of Will(2017). He’s been long listed for the Leacock Medal for Humour 3 times and has twice received the Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards plus the Bronze Award for Humour from Foreword Review INDIES. He was a Finalist for 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Humor, the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize, and the 2023 ReLit Award for Best Short Fiction. He is co-founder of the St. Lawrence Writers Festival in Brockville, ON. Last spring, he was Writer in Residence at the Toronto Reference Library.www.rodcarley.ca