{"product_id":"9781529073621","title":"Leech","description":"Author: Hiron Ennes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529073621\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unique and utterly assured, I will follow this writer anywhere' – Gillian Flynn, author of \u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the baron’s icebound castle, a parasite is spreading . . . From Hiron Ennes, \u003ci\u003eLeech \u003c\/i\u003eis an atmospheric Gothic triumph, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The Interprovincial Medical Institute sends out a replacement. But when the new physician investigates the cause of death, which appears to be suicide, there’s a mystery to solve. It seems the good doctor was hosting a parasite. Yet this should have been impossible, as the physician was already possessed – by the Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the horrors their ancestors unleashed. For hundreds of years, it has taken root in young minds and shaped them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. But now there’s competition. For in the baron’s icebound castle, already a pit of secrets and lies, the parasite is spreading . . .\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThese two enemies will make war within the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, will humanity lose again?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e‘A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e . . . with worms!’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e– Tamsyn Muir, author of \u003ci\u003eGideon the Ninth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeatured in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Sci-Fi Books 2022\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798796783774,"sku":"TLD-9781529073621","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529073621.jpg?v=1778119249","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529073621","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}