Sister, Maiden, Monster

Absolutely recommended for readers of the cosmic and gloriously horrific. --Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author A hideously gory, kink-fueled, feminist cosmic horror apocalypse novel that should be on the top of everyone's reading list. --Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Road of Bones Snyder's bold and succinct descriptions create a visceral aura of terror and desperation. Readers will feel dread as they're pulled along on this thrilling ride. --Publishers Weekly This is a book for horror aficionados to exult in. It's seamlessly constructed, frequently funny, joyfully queer, and unapologetically gross, with plot twists that feel both wholly unexpected and inevitable. --Booklist (starred review) Unflinchingly gory, fast-paced and full of disasters both expected and unexpected ... you have never read another cosmic horror like this. It's impossible to look away. --Premee Mohamed, Nebula award-winning author of the Beneath the Rising series Snyder... [sets] a new standard for readers looking to try cosmic horror. Fans of this subgenre will be delighted, awestruck, and terrified in equal measure. --Library Journal On every charged page, Snyder sets to work catching and devouring the grimmest of social ills. Sister, Maiden, Monster is a gory treat of rich monster science and near-decadent body horror. Delicious and devious. --Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth Synder weaves a feminist body-, cosmic-, and science fiction-apocalyptic fever dream. Sister, Maiden, Monster is beautiful, brutal, and grotesque. --Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Children of Chicago Sister, Maiden, Monster is the feminist Cronenberg I didn't know I needed. Gleeful, gory, and unrelenting. --Sarah Langan, author of Good Neighbors Timely, sharp, sexy, and gory...this might just be Snyder's best, and that's saying a lot. --Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home A mutant hybrid of weird science and cosmic horror, Sister, Maiden, Monster is deliciously cerebral and unflinchingly feminist. Violently beautiful, this novel is a tale for our times. Resounding. --Lee Murray, Bram Stoker Award-winner and author of Grotesque: Monster Stories Sensuous, sinister, and sinewy; a blood-and-brains splattered shotgun-blast romp through the apocalypse that will simultaneously excite and disgust readers with equal pleasure. --Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley A plague dream for our uncertain times. Compelling and terrifying. Mapping the pandemic planet with words as white as bone, as black at night, as red as blood. --Angela Slatter, award-winning author of The Path of Thorns Compulsive, masterfully wrought combinations of horror -body, plague, and cosmic. I was glued to Sister, Maiden, Monster way past lights-out. --Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase and Blood Standard This is such a weird but delightful read; a must for feminist horror fans. --BuzzFeed News [A] horror story of cosmic proportions, a smart deconstruction of pandemic mayhem, and a timely narrative that delves deep into what happens when we collectively face something new, dangerous, and scary, Sister, Maiden, Monster is a mosaic novel that shows a five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author at the top of her game....Synder is a keen observer, a sharp chronicler, and a great storyteller, and all of that is evident in this book. --Locus Unsettling and unexpectedly timely, Sister, Maiden, Monster is horror at its best. Snyder pulls out all the stops with this powerful and unflinching novel, dealing with the fallout of a pandemic and the omnipresent, creeping terror that can only come from your own body turning against you. Put this book at the top of your reading list immediately. --Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals With Sister, Maiden, Monster, we see that there's not only beauty in the abyss, but equal doses terror and wonder. --Maurice Broaddus, author of Breath of Oblivion Grotesque body horror and apocalyptic pandemonium as only Snyder can deliver. Reader beware: Sister, Maiden, Monster is not for the faint of heart! --Nicholas Kaufmann, bestselling author of The Hungry Earth and The Stone Serpent