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Annihilation

It's the End of the World as The Alien Fungus Monsters Know It - And Nobody Feels Fine Author: Iain Rob Wright It’s the end now, for better or worse. Aaron and his intrepid cadre of friends have lost everything, recuperating with found family while also fighting depression. Is the world worth saving? After having experienced so much devastation, so much loss, do they really want to survive? Should humanity survive, when it has proven to be just as much of a monster as the Takers who have landed? Annihilation is darker in tone than some of its predecessors, and at [...]

Frances Carden2026-04-05T11:03:56-07:00April 5th, 2026|Tags: alien invasion, book review, horror, Iain Rob Wright, read, reading, The Spread|

Turning Point

Hope in Hell Author: Iain Rob Wright Following on from The Road our intrepid group of mis-matched survivors have left the army and are seeking to destroy the alien corkscrews on their own. It’s a slim hope, but that’s all they (and humanity) have left. But hope is waning, the alien invaders have a shocking new tactic, and Aaron’s infection is morphing. Second only to The Hill, Turning Point encapsulates everything that has made The Spread series so captivating. It’s creative, fast paced, post-apocalyptic mayhem with a soul. We’ve come to care for these characters deeply: from the shattered, grieving Helen; [...]

Frances Carden2026-03-27T19:36:17-07:00March 27th, 2026|Tags: aliens, book review, horror, Iain Rob Wright, invasion, read, reading, The Spread, Turning Point|

Road, The

More Travels with the Fungus Author: Iain Rob Wright In this fourth addition to Iain Rob Wright’s The Spread series, the situation for human survival has become dire. The fungus from space continuous to spread. It has infected most of humanity, and the remaining bastions of survivors are turning feral, turning on one another. As Aaron and the remaining group from Choirikell continue to debate staying with the army or striking out on their own, Ryan’s fiancé and his mother set out on the road. The story goes back and forth between these two groups, revealing both the beautiful and the [...]

Frances Carden2024-04-12T09:11:43-07:00April 12th, 2024|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading, The Spread|