The Ghost and the Golem
Can you save the shtetl... and find happiness?
"Rooted in Jewishness....full of wit, bubbling with life..." — Hey Alma
"An endless labyrinth of cursed amulets, haunted caves, traveling bards, cruel armies, Jewish mysticism..." — GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot
The Ghost and the Golem is a 480,000-word Jewish historical fantasy interactive novel, a literary adventure story full of mysticism, magic, humor, and pathos amidst the pogroms of 1881. Play the first three chapters for free!
The Unraveling
Fift has
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3 bodies
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9 parents
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50 million viewers
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1 (?) forbidden love
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1 chance to change the world
a far-future tale of family and social unrest
About the author
Benjamin Rosenbaum has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, BSFA, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards. He is the author of the short story collection The Ant King and Other Stories, and the Ennie-nominated Jewish historical fantasy tabletop roleplaying game Dream Apart. His stories have been translated into 25 languages.
He is the co-host of the podcast Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans.
Originally from Arlington, VA, he lives near Basel, Switzerland with his wife and children.
Buy The Unraveling
In hardcover (or preorder the trade paperback):
Preorder the audiobook (ships January 25, 2022):
If you'd like to review The Unraveling, you can request a review copy via NetGalley or see it on Goodreads.
Also available in German as Die Auflösung, translated by Wolfgang Thon
Reviews for The Unraveling
“...the best SF novel I've read from 2021, by some margin.”
RICH HORTON
Locus Reviewer, Anthologist
Contact
You can reach Ben at info@benjaminrosenbaum.com.
You can sign up for Ben's (infrequent) newsletter here.
Literary agent: John Silbersack at the Bent Agency
The Ghost and the Golem:
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published by Choice of Games
The Unraveling:
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published by Erewhon Books.
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press contact: Martin Cahill, +1 318-373-9466 ext. 4
Ben's blog is here.