“A rollercoaster ride of dark humor and biting social commentary.”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

Morty Shallman’s War and Sex is the provocative, transgressive, and audaciously irreverent follow-up to his #1 Best-selling Absurdist Novel, The Tyranny of Desire, hailed as “a comedic masterpiece” by Readers’ Favorite and as a “ribald and incisive provocation” by Booklife.

Part raunchy action comedy, part cunning political thriller, and part twisted romance, War and Sex tells the story of Captain Rod Solo, a Top Gun naval aviator turned ace CIA drone pilot with a problem: He can’t get it up when he’s trying to make love to his gorgeous wife, Lulu, and can’t get it down when he’s doing his job—blowing up terrorists via remote control for love of God and country.

When Rod’s peculiar form of PTSD (post-traumatic sex disorder) leads to tragedy, he must trade the safety of his cubicle in Langley for the mean streets of Karachi—and the even meaner streets of Washington, D.C.—to seek and destroy his targets with his bare hands… or die trying.

What follows is a darkly satirical skewering of American military misadventures and homeland insecurity in the post-9/11 era; a “Catch-22 for the 21st Century” that explores the absurd and often paradoxical dilemmas at the heart of America’s “forever wars” abroad, and uncivil wars at home.

For cutting-edge fiction that’s truer than the lies you read in the news, get your copy of War and Sex today!

More Praise for War and Sex

“Lusty, outraged, and so over-the-top it can see your house from up there, Shallman’s horned-up satire of war and sex, American style, has been crafted to shock, offend, provoke, and—from those open to its spirited sex and spearing of taboos—stir laughs and maybe insights, too.”

—Booklife by Publishers Weekly

“An… outrageously witty… blend of raucous action and thought-provoking satire creates a narrative that is both entertaining and intellectually stimulating.”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

“Shallman’s novel is a proudly take-it-or-leave-it affair… the prose is crisp, the outrages inventive, the sex scenes vigorous, and the surprises, when they come, legitimately surprising.”

—Booklife by Publishers Weekly

“A bold and audacious work that challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the world we live in”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

“The sex is… graphic and explosive but always tinged with clever absurdity… witty prose and the wilder twists reward readers on Shallman’s wavelength.”

—Booklife by Publishers Weekly

“A fun read that will not only amuse but make readers think.”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

“Humorous and sobering… [no one] is safe from [Shallman’s] scathing satire and wit.”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

 “Refreshingly different… War and Sex clearly outlines just what is wrong with our current system – everything!”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

“Imagine if Caligula, Machiavelli, and Groucho Marx collaborated to write a novel. That’s one way to describe War and Sex by Morty Shallman. It’s hilarious, satirical, tragic, unexpected, absurd, and dead on the money.”

—READERS’ FAVORITE “FIVE STAR” REVIEW

MORTY SHALLMAN was born on the West Coast of Illinois and studied creative writing at the University of Chicago. A novelist, singer, and songwriter, he is the creator of Literary Pop, an artistic genre characterized by unique mash-ups of pop music and literary fiction. His previous novel, The Tyranny of Desire, was the #1 Best-selling Absurdist Novel on Amazon and was hailed as a “comedic masterpiece” by Readers’ Favorite and a “ribald and incisive provocation” by Booklife. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Primo the Maltese.