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"'Joseph D'Lacey rocks!' Stephen King 'an irresistibly intense debut novel' The Harrow 'Bloody Books have introduced us to an author that will be massive' Simon Key, Big Green Bookshop 'Page-turning horror' TQR Stories 'I'm not vegetarian but I'm tempted to become one. That alone speaks volumes about the power of this book' Fatally Yours"
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MEAT is a dystopian horror fable about the evils of factory farming and slaughter.
Richard Shanti, a guilt-ridden slaughterhouse worker, has serious misgivings about his job. He's known as the Ice Pick: the calmest, most efficient bolt-gunner in Abyrne s history. Yet, in secret, he and his family are vegetarian. If the authorities find out, he ll be tried and slaughtered for sacrilege along with the Chosen Abyrne's livestock.
MEAT is a tale of human depravity set in a grim post-cataclysmic England. Abyrne's townsfolk need meat to survive. Their religion promotes flesh-eating, their economy depends on it. Abyrne s ruling powers are the atheist Meat Baron, Rory Magnus, and the hyper-religious Parsons of the Welfare, headed by the Grand Bishop. The two factions despise each other but cannot maintain control without cooperating.
In the derelict quarter the heretical messiah, John Collins, is preaching a blasphemous new doctrine: Meat isn't necessary for survival. The townsfolk are listening. The tale begins as Abyrne faces its greatest conflict war between the Meat Baron and the Welfare.
Meanwhile, the townsfolk are hungry. The townsfolk must be fed...
Just a little of the praise MEAT has received:
''Joseph D'Lacey rocks!'' - Stephen King
''Atmospheric and chilling... an irresistibly intense debut novel with the potential to become a controversial horror classic.'' - Dru Pagliasotti, The Harrow
''Meat is a damning and workmanlike commentary on the human race s ceaseless appetite for meat...an undeniably powerful read.'' - Mathew Riley, Bookgeeks
''Meat is horror, gruesome, and it has a message...compelling reading, and it will haunt me forever.'' - Geoff Nelder, Café Doom
''People are going to discover that ''Meat'' is not just a speculative fiction novel with an underlying social statement, but that ''Meat'' is actually an important book and it should be required high school reading.'' - Timothy Deal, Shroud Magazine
''Brutal and tender...so much more than a horror novel...highly accomplished.'' - Stanley Riiks, Morpheus Tales
"'Joseph D'Lacey rocks!' Stephen King 'an irresistibly intense debut novel' The Harrow 'Bloody Books have introduced us to an author that will be massive' Simon Key, Big Green Bookshop 'Page-turning horror' TQR Stories 'I'm not vegetarian but I'm tempted to become one. That alone speaks volumes about the power of this book' Fatally Yours"
Product Description
MEAT is a dystopian horror fable about the evils of factory farming and slaughter.
Richard Shanti, a guilt-ridden slaughterhouse worker, has serious misgivings about his job. He's known as the Ice Pick: the calmest, most efficient bolt-gunner in Abyrne s history. Yet, in secret, he and his family are vegetarian. If the authorities find out, he ll be tried and slaughtered for sacrilege along with the Chosen Abyrne's livestock.
MEAT is a tale of human depravity set in a grim post-cataclysmic England. Abyrne's townsfolk need meat to survive. Their religion promotes flesh-eating, their economy depends on it. Abyrne s ruling powers are the atheist Meat Baron, Rory Magnus, and the hyper-religious Parsons of the Welfare, headed by the Grand Bishop. The two factions despise each other but cannot maintain control without cooperating.
In the derelict quarter the heretical messiah, John Collins, is preaching a blasphemous new doctrine: Meat isn't necessary for survival. The townsfolk are listening. The tale begins as Abyrne faces its greatest conflict war between the Meat Baron and the Welfare.
Meanwhile, the townsfolk are hungry. The townsfolk must be fed...
Just a little of the praise MEAT has received:
''Joseph D'Lacey rocks!'' - Stephen King
''Atmospheric and chilling... an irresistibly intense debut novel with the potential to become a controversial horror classic.'' - Dru Pagliasotti, The Harrow
''Meat is a damning and workmanlike commentary on the human race s ceaseless appetite for meat...an undeniably powerful read.'' - Mathew Riley, Bookgeeks
''Meat is horror, gruesome, and it has a message...compelling reading, and it will haunt me forever.'' - Geoff Nelder, Café Doom
''People are going to discover that ''Meat'' is not just a speculative fiction novel with an underlying social statement, but that ''Meat'' is actually an important book and it should be required high school reading.'' - Timothy Deal, Shroud Magazine
''Brutal and tender...so much more than a horror novel...highly accomplished.'' - Stanley Riiks, Morpheus Tales
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