The Queen

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This book is a triumph. The Queen is gruesome, and Cutter knows how to get under your skin, which he does time and again in scenes of visceral body horror * New York Times * Nick Cutter is a spinner of nightmares and The Queen is his darkest magic trick yet. A nerve-shattering story of friendship and secrets, terror and revulsion, it's that rare gem of a horror novel that will touch your heart and then rip it right out of your chest, bloody and still beating. Don't miss this stunner! * Richard Chizmar, author of Memorials * You may think you know where this story is going, and you will be totally wrong - Nick Cutter is at the wheel, and he's one hell of a driver! One of the most original books I've ever read. Relatable, surprising, and frightening from the first moment, in more ways than one * CJ Leede, author of American Rapture and Maeve Fly * Nick Cutter writes some of the scariest . . . horror novels around * Variety * The Queen establishes Nick Cutter as the living master of maximalist horror writing in the English language. But that's not all! It's also gripping, relentlessly suspenseful, and surprisingly tender. A big, stomach-flipping joy ride of a book * Mason Coile, author of William * You're in for a wild, over-the-top, absolutely terrifying ride * Book Riot * Nick Cutter's new novel is a hideously beautiful hybrid born of trauma, obsession, weird insect fetishes, the painful intricacies of adolescence and childhood friendships, plus all-out body horror. Ambitious, imaginative and packing a brutal emotional gut-punch along with the page-turning suspense of a thriller, The Queen is a magnificent ride * Daniel Church, author of The Hollows and The Ravening * A harrowing body horror you won't be able to put down, The Queen is an unforgettable journey that captures the monstrosity of pubescence and the violent heartbreak of adolescent friendships. As soulful as it is sickening, Cutter's writing kept me utterly enthralled. I have never turned pages faster, but I'm certain my brain will be buzzing with this book for a long time to come * Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty * Disconcerting and unrestrained . . . A perfect collage of classic horror pasted beside snapshots of modern pop culture * Grimdark Magazine * Ever since The Troop became a viral sensation, Nick Cutter has been one of the hottest horror authors on the planet, and The Queen looks to continue that streak. Set across a single day, it's Cutter's latest visceral thrill ride that hopes to take you deep inside a horrific, transformative experience for a young person, one you won't soon forget * Paste * One of the most entertaining novels readers will encounter this year . . . readers will be engulfed by the story from the moment they open the book . . . Cutter is at the top of his game here, providing an intensely visceral and gripping tale * Library Journal (starred review) * With his breakthrough 2014 novel, The Troop, which was one of the most acclaimed horror novels of the last decade, Nick Cutter established himself as a writer of propulsive, muscular, unrelenting journeys into terror. His latest book, The Queen, reaffirms his place as one of the genre's most entertaining storytellers, delivering a creature feature and the story of a doomed friendship in one unputdownable package * BookPage (starred review) *