“Elegantly chilling, utterly heartbreaking horror.” -- M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

“Aliya Whiteley’s fierce, hallucinatory the beauty is the brilliant gender-bending, post apocalyptic horror fable the world needs right now. This book messed me up, in the best way possible.” -- Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts

“What a refreshing gust of tiny spores this book explodes into, and I inhaled them all with glee.” -- Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual

“A murky delirium of sinuous language and unnerving storytelling that will delight both experienced genre fanatics and literary fiction lovers alike.” -- Kirkus

“Some of the boldest, most transgressive ideas in modern storytelling.” -- Stephanie Saulter, author of the ®Evolution trilogy

“This book should win stuff. Seriously, just read it. Original work is being done. Here’s proof.” -- Nina Allan, author of The Race

“Intellectual and visceral, frightening and thoughtful, an adventure and a meditation.” -- Interzone

“A useful conversation starter in a genre that could stand to engage with gender and queerness more.” -- Strange Horizons