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Tripp Unleashed - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/5/2022

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Tripp Unleashed
by Darren Simon
Genre: Middle-Grade Fantasy 

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Tripp Taylor is a teenager trying to hide his genetic disorder and live a normal life, but that’s hard to do when the smallest morsel of food and the tiniest sip of liquid bring about a change in him—a metamorphosis he cannot control, making him a danger to himself and those around him. At least that’s what he’s been told by his father and the doctor who has devoted his life to finding a cure.

By day, Tripp plays by their rules. By night, Tripp journeys through the city from one convenience store to the next to taste real food (frozen burritos are his favorite). Then comes the night when he chooses the wrong convenience store, for on that night an armed robber enters the store and threatens everyone’s life. From that first transformation come others, and soon Tripp finds himself on a collision course with destiny as a madman pushes him to use his powers, a government that fears him tries to control him, and dark secrets lead him down a dangerous path—one that could make him a hero or twist him into a monster. And that all depends on whether he survives, and the odds aren’t in his favor.



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​A gurgle rose from deep in my stomach. A belch escaped my lips. Everyone could hear. Searing heat spread like lava flowing through my veins into my heart, pumping the molten liquid through my arteries out to my limbs, setting them afire. I hunched over and screamed. The robber took a step toward me. “What the—?”
I screamed again. My knees buckled. I clutched my stomach. Something grew inside of me, pushing its way out. My body twisted. The woman shrieked. Her eyes bulged in horror at whatever was happening to me. She turned her head away, covering her face with her hands.
“Holy crap.” The clerk bent over as if to vomit. His chest heaved. Lips parted to let out the spew.
A muffled cry escaped my throat. God, make it stop! My bones cracked louder. What had I done? What beast had I unleashed? My pain subsided. Gasping for air, I glanced up.
The woman fell to her knees. The clerk gripped the counter with both hands. His arms trembled.
The gun-wielding punk slumped against a display of potato chips. His mouth agape in a silent scream. He staggered to his feet, gun aimed at my head. “What are you?”
“I… I don’t know.” My voice sounded gurgled, like I was speaking underwater. Instead of arms, I had four long green tentacles covered in suction cups. A security mirror on the ceiling revealed the rest of my transformation. Bile rose halfway up my throat. I was going to be sick.
My hair fell away. Lizard green scales covered my bald head. I no longer had a nose—just two tiny slits. My brown eyes, larger and spread farther apart, glowed yellow. I’d become a walking squid, a new horror even for me.
A round exploded from the robber’s gun. The bullet pierced one tentacle, plunging deep into my flesh. Blood spewed. The tentacle recoiled from the pain, ten times worse than any wasp sting. I drew shallow, quick breaths through clenched teeth. “Uhhhh!’
An animalistic desire for survival took over. I became the prey facing a predator in the ocean deep. I should flee. I didn’t owe the others trapped in the store anything, especially my life. Squids are loners. We save ourselves.
No, I couldn’t abandon them. I had to become the predator. I launched my tentacle arms at the gunman. Two wrapped around each of his hands. I squeezed until he yelped, dropping the gun. The weapon clattered to the floor. With my other two tentacles, I grabbed his shoulders, then dragged him closer.  

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Darren Simon, who is a longtime college English teacher and former newspaper journalist, is the author of five middle-grade/young adult fantasy, urban fantasy and historical fantasy books and two horror short stories published in anthologies. He writes for younger readers to inspire them as readers the way he was inspired as a youth first by the comic books he read, then the Choose Your Own Adventure books, and then the fantasy and science fiction novels that became so important to him—and still are. He lives in California’s desert Southwest with his family, including his wife, two sons and two crazy dogs.


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66 Comments
Beyond Comps
1/5/2022 10:24:48 am

Great cover!

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 10:44:06 am

Thanks, the publisher--Tell-Tale Publishing--works really hard at crafting really cool book covers.

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Rita Wray
1/5/2022 10:44:39 am

Interesting read.

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 11:06:12 am

Hi, Rita:
Thank you. Just curious--are you basing it on the excerpt, or did you have a chance to read it? Sorry to ask. I really think this is a novel those ages 12 and up could enjoy, and I am really hoping to find readers.

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Eva Millien
1/5/2022 01:27:40 pm

Congrats on your release of Tripp Unleashed, Darren, your book sounds like a great book for my grandkids and the cover will certainly appeal to them! Good luck with your book and I hope the tour is a success! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a wonderful day!

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 02:07:13 pm

Thank you. I think your grandchildren would enjoy it, and rest assured while it is a wild story, it is one you can feel comfortable having your grandchildren read.

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Wendy Jensen
1/5/2022 01:43:26 pm

The book details sound very interesting.

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wendy hutton
1/5/2022 01:57:04 pm

awesome cover, this sounds really interesting

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 02:07:41 pm

Thanks so much.

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Terri Quick
1/5/2022 02:13:42 pm

Cool cover

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Bea LaRocca
1/5/2022 04:53:17 pm

A cool cover and I liked the synopsis, I think that my grand-kids would enjoy reading this book. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 05:12:28 pm

Thank you. I think it would be a fun read for your grandchildren. I appreciate the support.

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Jon Heil
1/5/2022 05:14:42 pm

Chaos is ready to take over!

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Marcy Meyer
1/5/2022 05:58:25 pm

I like the cover. It looks really good. Sounds like a book my kids would love.

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Darren Simon
1/5/2022 06:09:13 pm

Hi, I am confident your kids would enjoy it. It’s an easy read for those 12 and up. I think a 10-year-old could handle the reading as well. Younger than that it would be great for parents and their kids to read together.

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bn100
1/5/2022 06:34:21 pm

cool cover

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Sherry
1/5/2022 06:37:48 pm

I love the cover and think the book sounds good.

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Bernie Wallace
1/6/2022 06:09:25 am

How long did it take you to write your book?

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Darren Simon
1/6/2022 09:01:02 am

Hi, thanks for the question. It took about a year to write, but then I worked with an editor for about three months. After that, an agent took an interest with it, but we did another three months or so of editing before marketing it to publishers. Once a publisher accepted it, it took another year or so before it was published. So, I find that while the writing takes a year, the editing and publishing process adds a couple of years to the entire process.

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Kari B
1/6/2022 06:56:19 am

Sounds like an exciting character to read about.

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Barbara Montag
1/6/2022 12:50:42 pm

Middle-Grade Fantasy - My tween grand daughters would love this!
Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Darren Simon
1/6/2022 01:40:17 pm

Great. I think they would really enjoy it. By the way, in case interested, I have another fantasy series (the first two books) the third is due out this Spring that focuses on a teen girl as the main hero. The first book is called Guardian's Nightmare and the second is called Guardian's Return--the series is The Last Princess of Latara. It mixes magic and fantasy and different worlds. You can find it on Amazon under my name. Just thought I'd share that. But your granddaughters would also enjoy Tripp Unleashed.

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David Hollingsworth
1/6/2022 05:39:28 pm

That cover is awesome!

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David Basile
1/6/2022 06:35:02 pm

The book details are interesting the cover pops

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Abigail Gibson
1/6/2022 07:31:00 pm

Looks like a awesome book!

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Ann Fantom
1/6/2022 07:48:31 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Sandra
1/6/2022 09:13:40 pm

What an interesting concept.
Yes readers twelve and up..but perhaps a lot of up?

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Michele Soyer
1/7/2022 06:25:36 am

Very artistic cover.

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Cynthia C
1/7/2022 07:06:53 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Darren Simon
1/7/2022 09:55:27 am

Thank you all for all the positive comments. And yes, I think older readers who like a bizarre superhero origin story would enjoy this novel.

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Karin
1/7/2022 10:16:09 am

Great excerpt

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sarah s
1/7/2022 10:34:51 am

How did you come up with this idea to write a book about?

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Darren Simon
1/7/2022 01:59:21 pm

Thank you for this question. I wanted to write a story about a young man facing health issues and overcoming them to realize his destiny. That idea mixed with my love for writing epic and urban (and sometimes historical) fantasy stories so that it turned into a superhero origin story. To learn more about the writing of this book and me as a writer, check out my blog on my site titled Fair Winds. fairwinds521067397.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/a-qa-i-recently-did-on-my-newest-novel-tripp-unleashed/

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Debbie P
1/7/2022 02:17:27 pm

This sounds like a cool read. Awesome cover!

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beth shepherd
1/7/2022 02:35:37 pm

This looks like a great read

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Calvin
1/7/2022 03:19:11 pm

Looks like the kind of book I liked reading in school, awesome new release. Best wishes to your tour.

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Darren Simon
1/7/2022 04:33:53 pm

I continue to appreciate the comments. I guess I write the kind of books I liked to read when I was in my youth, like Calvin said. I loved comics, then Choose Your Own Adventure Dungeon and Dragons books, then science fiction novels, The Lord of the Rings books and so on. I still read Star Wars novels today.

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Terri Quick
1/7/2022 04:37:22 pm

Cool looking cover

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Marisela Zuniga
1/7/2022 06:32:24 pm

this sounds really good

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Amy F
1/8/2022 03:27:03 pm

Love the vibrant cover!

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Peggy Salkill
1/9/2022 12:39:22 pm

Love the cover!

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Darren Simon
1/9/2022 01:11:58 pm

Thank you for the comments on the cover.

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Debbi Wellenstein
1/9/2022 07:22:02 pm

I loved the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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angela heerde
1/9/2022 09:38:30 pm

I like book details

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Nadine
1/11/2022 12:13:49 am

I’ve got kids in my life who would really like this book!

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Darren Simon
1/11/2022 04:34:51 am

I appreciate hearing that, and if you get them the book, I do really hope it is a fun reading experience for them.

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Sarah L
1/14/2022 02:29:09 am

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Ken Ohl
1/15/2022 04:45:18 am

this book looks intriguing

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Darren Simon
1/15/2022 12:02:19 pm

Still appreciate the comments. I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts if they do read it or if their children or grandchildren read it.

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Tracie Cooper
1/15/2022 12:49:34 pm

What an eye catching cover- love it!

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Carolsue
1/16/2022 08:57:18 pm

That's a very interesting cover! I like it!
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Melissa
1/20/2022 04:03:24 pm

the plot and characters sound awesome. love the cover too!

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Heather Mahley
1/24/2022 02:06:24 am

Sounds like my kind of book. Love the excerpt.

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Mya Goss
1/24/2022 04:10:56 pm

Unique cover!! Love it!!

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Christina Gould
1/26/2022 04:22:22 pm

I love the beautiful cover and the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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wen budro
1/27/2022 05:48:34 pm

The book details are intriguing. This looks like a great read.

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Christy R.
1/29/2022 09:12:17 pm

The book details sound cool. Love the artwork on the cover.

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LYNN CLAYTON
2/1/2022 06:45:05 pm

looks.good

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Daniel M
2/4/2022 02:34:19 pm

like the cover

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Starla B
2/4/2022 04:27:44 pm

Very interesting and intriguing excerpt. Tripp seems like an awesome character!

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jose rosado
2/4/2022 08:10:20 pm

What do you think of the book details? Do you have any questions for the author?


A good blurb

THX

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Darren Simon
2/5/2022 03:09:04 pm

I'm happy to answer any questions about the book.

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Jen Reed
2/5/2022 05:36:13 pm

The book looks like a fun one to read and the cover art is very eye catching.

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Judy Gregory
2/5/2022 08:43:18 pm

How do you "flesh out" your ideas?

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Sand
2/5/2022 09:15:23 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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Renata
2/5/2022 09:59:50 pm

Sounds good!

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