You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White (paperback)

 Pre-Order: Paperback edition publishes 7 July 
 
You Weren't Meant to be Human
The bestselling adult horror debut about cults, pregnancy, and worms...
 
Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.
 
Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It's an offer that none refuse.
 
Crane is grateful. Among his hive's followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won't destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant—and the hive demands the child's birth, no matter the cost—Crane's desperation to make it stop will drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood.
 
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"A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." - The New York Times
 
‍"A defining voice of our generation." - H.E. Edgmon
 
‍"White wields prose like a scalpel, cutting deep and spilling guts with gruesome precision... Visceral and vindicating." - Kirkus Reviews