{"product_id":"leech-by-hiron-ennes-1","title":"Leech by Hiron Ennes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron's doctor has died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYet this should have been impossible, as the physician was already possessed - by the Institute. The 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut now there's competition. For in the baron's icebound castle, already a pit of secrets and lies, the parasite is spreading . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. These two enemies will make war within the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, will humanity lose again?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeech by Hiron Ennes is an atmospheric Gothic triumph, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. with worms!' - Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the Ninth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Highly recommended. I'll be reading anything Hiron Ennes writes from now on' - Tade Thompson, author of Rosewater\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ 336 pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookish Type","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44065551974615,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0891\/0933\/files\/9781529073621.jpg?v=1694083039","url":"https:\/\/thebookishtype.pro\/products\/leech-by-hiron-ennes-1","provider":"The Bookish Type","version":"1.0","type":"link"}