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You Weren't Meant to be Human
- Author
- Andrew Joseph White
- Narrator
- Max Meyers, Max Meyers
- Publisher
- 12Point Audio
- Publish Date
- 9 September 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Horror and supernatural fiction, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Coming of age
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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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
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A defining voice of our generation.
H.E. Edgmon
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White wields prose like a scalpel, cutting deep and spilling guts with gruesome precision... Visceral and vindicating.
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Details
- Author
- Andrew Joseph White
- Narrator
- Max Meyers, Max Meyers
- Duration
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 September 2025
- ISBN
- 9781786587930
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- 12Point Audio
- Genre
- Horror and supernatural fiction, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Coming of age
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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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