'Leech' by Hiron Ennes is a unique horror sci-fi novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is struggling to rebuild after mass destruction. The story revolves around parasitic protagonists in a complex fictional world filled with various lands, species, and diseases. is described as chilling, gripping, and compelling, with a focus on finding freedom from those that control us by selling us the lie that we cannot survive without them.
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Triggers/content warnings include sexual assault, body horror, themes of trauma, and medical distress.
From The Publisher:
"[Leech] is The Thing meets The Alienist . . . beautifully written and so strangely humane . . . I will follow this writer anywhere going forward." -Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl
A surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's Leech defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy.
An Amazon Book of the Month!
An October "Great Reads" Indie Next Pick!
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2022!
"A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights... with worms!"-Tamsyn Muir
MEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE
In an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron's doctor has died. The doctor's replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies.
For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed.
In the frozen north, the Institute's body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron's castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.
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2 comment(s)
The story was okay but didn't really stand out for me. Listened to he audiobook but fund it hard to get a real focus mode as it didn't fully grab my curiosity.
While not strictly a horror story, it masterfully blends dystopian science fiction with gothic elements and a hint of steampunk. The concept is refreshingly original, and the execution keeps you intrigued with small twists as the story unfolds. Once the premise becomes clear, there are still enough surprises to keep you hooked. I’d be thrilled to read a sequel if one is ever written!
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