Andrew Fox sold his novel The Good Humor Man, or, Calorie 3501 to Jacob Weisman at Tachyon Publications via agent Denise Dumars of the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency. Marty Halpern reports that he’ll be editing the book for publication in March 2009.
Set in the year 2041, The Good Humor Man, or, Calorie 3501 follows the cross-country quest of former plastic surgeon Louis Shmalzberg to reclaim his honor, dignity, and a precious family heirloom—the long-preserved liposuctioned belly fat of none other than The King, Elvis Presley. In Louis’s world, and thanks in part to his misguided efforts, a pound of genuine chocolate is worth more on the black market than a kilo of cocaine, and bands of government-sanctioned vigilantes known as the Good Humor Men patrol the streets, seeking to burn all contraband—fattening food products—and thus limit the cost of state-provided health care. But the craze for svelte healthfulness has gotten out of hand, and a mysterious wasting plague threatens to consume all mammalian flesh on the planet. And only the lost mortal remains of The King may provide a defense.…