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A Botanical Daughter
A Botanical Daughter
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Description: Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein - style experiment with unexpected consequences. It is an unusual thing to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen. Hidden away in their glass sanctuary from the disapproving tattle of Victorian London they are free to follow their own interests without interference. For Simon this means long hours in the dark basement workshop working his taxidermical art. Gregor's business is exotic plants lucrative but harmless enough. Until his latest acquisition a strange fungus which shows signs of intellect beyond any plant he's seen inspires him to attempt a masterwork: true intelligent life from plant matter. Driven by the glory he ll earn from the Royal Horticultural Society for such an achievement Gregor ignores the flaws in his plan: that intelligence cannot be controlled; that plants cannot be reasoned with; and that the only way his plant - beast will flourish is if he uses a recently deceased corpse for the substrate. The experiment or Chloe as she is named outstrips even Gregor's expectations entangling their strange household. But as Gregor's experiment flourishes he wilts under the cost of keeping it hidden from jealous eyes. The mycelium grows apace in this sultry greenhouse. But who is cultivating whom? Told with wit and warmth this is an extraordinary tale of family fungus and more than a dash of bloody revenge from an exciting new voice in queer horror.
Title: A Botanical Daughter
Author(s): Medlock Noah
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781803365909
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 3/19/2024
Category: Horror & Ghost Stories
Description: Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein - style experiment with unexpected consequences. It is an unusual thing to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen. Hidden away in their glass sanctuary from the disapproving tattle of Victorian London they are free to follow their own interests without interference. For Simon this means long hours in the dark basement workshop working his taxidermical art. Gregor's business is exotic plants lucrative but harmless enough. Until his latest acquisition a strange fungus which shows signs of intellect beyond any plant he's seen inspires him to attempt a masterwork: true intelligent life from plant matter. Driven by the glory he ll earn from the Royal Horticultural Society for such an achievement Gregor ignores the flaws in his plan: that intelligence cannot be controlled; that plants cannot be reasoned with; and that the only way his plant - beast will flourish is if he uses a recently deceased corpse for the substrate. The experiment or Chloe as she is named outstrips even Gregor's expectations entangling their strange household. But as Gregor's experiment flourishes he wilts under the cost of keeping it hidden from jealous eyes. The mycelium grows apace in this sultry greenhouse. But who is cultivating whom? Told with wit and warmth this is an extraordinary tale of family fungus and more than a dash of bloody revenge from an exciting new voice in queer horror.
Title: A Botanical Daughter
Author(s): Medlock Noah
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781803365909
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 3/19/2024
Category: Horror & Ghost Stories