Deformed

Deformed

  • Paperback
  • 9781646307890
  • Published: June 02, 2026

$18.95

  • eBook
  • 9781646300259
  • Published: June 02, 2026

$9.99

Ugly is never skin deep.
 
In the fourth book of the Kings Series, this near-future re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Richard III is set in an America that has only recently emerged from the bloody and bitter 2nd Civil War. Weakened by years of unrest and the sudden suicide of their charismatic president, Othello, America is surrounded by foreign enemies who see an opportunity to strike.
 
Richard, Secretary of Defense, is disgusted by the incompetence of Othello’s successor and the sycophants who enable him. Flawlessly handsome, charming, and witty, Richard is aware that his outward beauty means few take him seriously. But if they saw a fraction of the bitterness and bile that mangle every fiber of his interior . . . they’d know to beware.
 
Richard embarks on a murderous path to power that will ultimately change the course of human history. Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end.
 

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Authors

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Henri Marotz

HENRI MAROTZ is a pseudonym for the writing team of William Roetzheim and Randy Becker. William started his career in the tech industry. After launching multiple software companies, he turned his attention to writing, penning an award-winning trilogy of plays about America’s great poets. Randy is an Emmy-nominated producer who began his career as an actor starring in film, television, and on Broadway, including the Tony Award–winning play Love! Valour! Compassion! He now expresses his creativity through writing and producing.