Pretty Dudes: The Novel

***Pretty Dudes: The Novel*** is the official novelization of the first season of *Pretty Dudes*, as well as the first official book in the franchise, written by series creator Chance Calloway under his pen name C.S.R. Calloway. The book was released by CSRC Storytelling on July 7, 2020, turning *Pretty Dudes* into a multimedia franchise. The audiobook version was released on June 1, 2021, narrated by Carlos LaTorre.

## Description

**Meet the ‘cosmetic genetics’: friends, lovers, and situational enemies who form a vibrant, unexpected harmony of comedy, romance, and drama.**

**Hector “Zario” del Rosario** is excited to begin life as an independent gay man in Los Angeles, but he can’t keep his straight roommates out of his love life. After an intense break-up, his college friend Alexander organizes a high-stakes bet to find new romantic prospects for Zario.

**Ellington Gomez** has his hands full, usually with an assortment of beautiful women, but when he receives an SOS from his gay younger brother Marshall, it becomes clear that a little change might be the best thing for both of them.

**Jericho “Jay” Kim** doesn’t like staying in the same place long enough for the smell to stick, so when he moves in with struggling actor Sunji Spencer, he figures eight months, twelve tops. Only when Zario moves in does Jay manage to find an increasing amount of reasons to stay.

***Pretty Dudes: The Novel*** brings Zario and his friends into a rich, textured new medium, combining their kaleidoscopic experiences into bold, ever-changing patterns of humor, heartbreak, and hope. (source)

## Characters

* Hector "Zario" del Rosario
	+ Shane Cortéz
	+ Patrick Maandig
	+ Ryu Muraoka
	+ Mick
	+ Oscar
	+ Gregory
	+ Iggy
	+ Zach "Mr. Seventeen" Largaespada
	+ Lando
	+ Wesley West
* Jericho "Jay" Kim
	+ Callie Reynolds
	+ Genie
* Ellington Gomez-Pacheco
	+ Marshall Gomez-Pacheco
	+ Mandy Bell
* Alexander Erzähler
	+ Ty
* Sunji Spencer
	+ Jerrica Yun
	+ Erwin Lee
* Eagle Diolosa
	+ Rockefeller Diolosa
	+ December Lín

## Chapters

* Caught Gay-Handed
* The Curse
* The Dudes Make a Bet
* Almost Nothing
* Unpacking
* Millenial Gay
* Neighbors
* The First Straw
* Americano
* They Call It Falling for a Reason
* All American
* Mac'n'Cheese Nocturne
* Enter Sandman
* The Dudes Go to Church
* Sufficiently Talented
* The Eagle Stirs Her Nest
* How We Break Our Lungs
* The Coincidental Fantastic
* Pleasantries (ICU)
* Healthy Competition
* Espada
* Hazelnut and Cocoa
* This Immediate World
* Bedfellows
* Dude Dares
* Liminal Spaces
* Where the Music's Strong, the Drinks Are Loud
* Letting Go of Heaven
* The Depths

## Additional media

The song "I Can't Undo It" was written specifically for the novel and recorded for the audiobook.

## Trivia

* Eagle's first name is never revealed in the show, but here Rock says it casually in one of their conversations.
* In the original scripts for the first season, the name of the restaurant flirt was Wesley as it is here. It was changed to Chance before filming at the request of the performer, Dickie Hearts.
* Ryu appears here despite being the only major character who does not appear in the first season. He later appears onscreen in the season two episode, "Set Phasers to Ho." Other minor characters appearing or mentioned in the book that appear in the second season include Carver and LaMarjorie.
* In the series, Sunji and Jay make references to Godfrey Gao, who passed shortly before the release of the book. In the book, the references are changed to Ludi Lin, a Power Ranger just like Sunji's onscreen performer Yoshi Sudarso.

## External links

* *Pretty Dudes: The Novel* on IndieBound
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