Description
'Astonishing' M. R. Carey, author of Infinity Gate
'Utterly unique, constantly surprising, genuinely unsettling... may very well take its place among the best sci-fi novels of the century so far.' Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter
'Incredibly compelling' 5* reader review
'I cannot recommend this book enough' 5* reader review
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An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so...
These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you - and you'll never even know anything changed.
And they aren't just feeding on us. They're invading.
But how do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight against an enemy with effortless, perfect camouflage, when you can never even know that you're at war?
WELCOME TO THE ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION
NO, THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST DAY
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'Blisteringly intelligent, profoundly unsettling, and totally unforgettable.' Thomas R. Weaver, author of Artificial Wisdom
'No exaggeration, this is the most imaginative novel I have ever read. It's compulsively readable and exquisitely mind-blowing from the first paragraph to the last. I enjoyed every word.' Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char
About the Author
qntm is the internet handle of Sam Hughes, a writer and software developer living in the UK. He has been writing short-form and serial science fiction for most of this millennium; his preferred writing technique is to start from an interesting hypothetical and drive it to breaking point and far beyond. His website is qntm.org.
Reviews
Astonishing. Pitch-perfect cosmic horror - and the pitch will break all the glass in your brain. * M.R. Carey, author of Infinity Gate *
The coolest, smartest, mind-blowingest novel to be published this year, and probably for many years to come. It is utterly unique, constantly surprising, genuinely unsettling, and a towering work of speculative fiction that may very well take its place among the best sci-fi novels of the century so far. * Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter *
An addictive, dizzying experience that will make you feel like your brain has been pulled apart and reassembled by a mad scientist. What would be considered a mind-bending twist in another novel happens on every other page of There Is No Antimemetics Division. I've never read anything like it, unless I did and just forgot. * Jason Pargin, New York Times Bestselling author of John Dies at the End *
No exaggeration, this is the most imaginative novel I have ever read. It's compulsively readable and exquisitely mind-blowing from the first paragraph to the last. I enjoyed every word. Highest possible recommendation. * Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char *
An instant classic of the genre, fusing the bureaucratic sci-fi of Philip K. Dick, the cosmic horror of Lovecraft, and the poetic prose of Emily St. John Mandel. There Is No Antimemetics Division is packed with ideas so potent it feels like one of the story's own anomalies-I had vivid dreams, my brain unable to put it down even when I was ready to. Blisteringly intelligent, profoundly unsettling, and totally unforgettable. I finished it days ago, and I'm still not done with it. * Thomas R. Weaver, author of Artificial Wisdom *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529953176
Author qntm
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Del Rey
Publisher Cornerstone
Weight(grams) 397g
Dimensions(mm) 223mm * 142mm * 28mm
