{"product_id":"leech-9781250811189","title":"Leech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eLeech\u003c\/i\u003e] is \u003ci\u003eThe Thing \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e . . . beautifully written and so strangely humane . . . I will follow this writer anywhere going forward.\" --Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron Ennes's \u003ci\u003eLeech\u003c\/i\u003e defies our understanding of identity, heredity, and bodily autonomy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe RUSA Best Horror Novel of 2023!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the British Fantasy Newcomer Award!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn October \"Great Reads\" Indie Next Pick! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e... with worms!\" --Tamsyn Muir \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMEET THE CURE FOR THE HUMAN DISEASE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHIRON ENNES is a writer, musician, and student of medicine based in the Pacific Northwest. Their areas of interest include infectious disease, pathology, and anticapitalist healthcare reform. When they're not hunched over a microscope or word document they can be found playing in the snow or playing the harp (though usually not at the same time). They're queer in every sense of the word, and they really want to pet your dog. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeech \u003c\/i\u003eis their first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718112514322,"sku":"9781250811189","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86061201-bde4-47ce-84cd-85c9d37cad9c.jpg?v=1734633834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leech-9781250811189","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}