A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors.

"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." ùThe New York Times

Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised himùthe fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the worldÆs population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult canÆt get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.

But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALCÆs leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows BenjiÆs darkest secret: the cultÆs bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all.

Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts NickÆs termsàuntil he discovers the ALCÆs mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation.

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Personen: White, Andrew Joseph

Schlagwörter: LGBTQIA+ cult transsexuality