Far in the future, a teenaged girl named Ellis Antlers is the last person left on Topside, her side of the planet.
After meeting the Guardian of Imaginedland and falling through the Earth, Ellis finds that her Topside compatriots have been there first, and all have been brainwashed in the sinister land of Purplevania. With a walrus-mustachioed Anglo-Siberian named Borax Meerschaum, the Prince of Whales and Leader of the Overground; his shape-shifting Golden Retriever sled dogs; and a slightly goofy athlete named Ribs Mgumba, the Congo Kid, Ellis encounters many strange hazards on her mission to unbrainwash her friends.
Near the end of Ellis in Imaginedland (or Prince of Whales), Ellis is unsure if she’s back in the real world, or still in Imaginedland. And isn’t this something everyone can relate to? After all, it’s your imagination that takes you on the wildest ride.
Meet the Author
Rocky Leplin
Author of six books of rhymed verse, including the epic novel Humphrey’s Long Journey Away from the Sea.
His next publication is called Never Kiss a Crocodile, Never Slap a Skunk, a field guide to ominous animals.
In 2020 he was a winner of the Writers Digest Writing Competition for his story The Incredible Man-Eating Marshmallow.
In 2022 his wacky how-not-to manual A Psycho’s Guide to Animal Companionship— Instructions for the abnormal pet companion was a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
In 2023 he was a winner of the Writers Digest Writing Competition for his poem The Apartment Building Bore.
In 2024 he was a Finalist in the Humor category of the Next Generation Short Story Awards for his story The Tumultuous Tire Revolution.
He has written three novels, the musical The Purpose of the Moon and over 500 songs, many of which can be heard on this website.
https://www.rockyleplin.live/
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