Leech
Leech by Hiron Ennes, published by Tor Publishing Group on September 27, 2022, is a surreal and horrifying debut that explores themes of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy. This edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. Set in an isolated chateau, the narrative follows a doctor tasked with uncovering the mystery of a missing body within the Interprovincial Medical Institute, an entity that has long replaced human practitioners in its quest to protect humanity from apocalyptic threats.
Readers will encounter a chilling tale where the Institute faces a formidable competitor—a parasite spreading through the baron’s castle, a place rife with secrets and violence. As the story unfolds, the conflict between the Institute and the parasite escalates, leading to a struggle that threatens humanity’s very existence. This Gothic science fiction narrative invites readers to delve into a world where the boundaries of life and death blur, and the consequences of evolution are starkly illustrated.
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“[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.
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“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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