The Works of Vermin

Hiron Ennes is a visionary creative who writes like no one else – their imagination is vibrant and seemingly dauntless. The Works of Vermin is an intriguing work of whimsi-grotesquerie that’s got it all: political intrigue, Wharton-esque manners, infectious disease, mysterious revenge and, of course, toxic bugs – Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
A lush and seductive story, rife with opulent horror and decaying decadence – Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters
I will follow this writer anywhere going forward – Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl
A brilliant, shapeshifting puzzle box of a book, as beautiful as it is bewildering. Rarely is language used so ecstatically these days. Read it aloud to someone – its mystery is best untangled with the mouth – Christopher Buehlman, author of The Daughters’ War
A hallucinatory scorpion sting – Elizabeth Bear, author of the White Space series
Tiliard is a wonderfully gooey, oozy, rotting mess of a city, full of gnawing vermin and weaponized perfume, and the story of its revolution is a squicky blast. Fans of Max Gladstone or Seth Dickinson will love this one – Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
Dazzling, elegant and teeming with a glorious array of monstrosities, The Works of Vermin is at once wonderfully fresh and rotten to its worm-infested core. Loved it! – Kerstin Hall, author of Asunder
In the space of two novels, Hiron Ennes has become one of the very few inhabitants of my Read-On-Sight list … if you’re a fan of Mervyn Peake, Gene Wolfe, China Miéville – mammal, have I got a book for you. A book to be not so much read as wallowed and rolled around in – Peter Watts, author of Blindsight and Echopraxia
Ennes is an alchemist and The Works of Vermin is its own, new element. A brilliant blend of intense intrigue and the fantastically macabre – Johnny Compton, author of The Spite House
Truly on par with Vandermeer and Miéville, an absolute thrill to read – Literary Hub

Hiron Ennes is the British Fantasy Award-winning and World Fantasy Award-nominated author of Leech. In their spare time they’re a rogue harpist, mad doctor, and avid dog-petter.

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