The Death I Gave Him

By: Em X. Liu

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* NOMINATED FOR THE ASTOUNDING AND BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS * 'Compellingly readable and unreservedly commendable' - FINANCIAL TIMES'Tense, riveting' - GQ'A powerful reading experience' - REACTOR'A story of science, ambition, AI, and betrayal' - LOCUS A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HAMLET Hayden Lichfield's life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me... With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other people-his uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Felicia's father Paul-one of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the lab's resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the building's secrets, uncover his father's lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.
* NOMINATED FOR THE ASTOUNDING AND BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS * 'Compellingly readable and unreservedly commendable' - FINANCIAL TIMES'Tense, riveting' - GQ'A powerful reading experience' - REACTOR'A story of science, ambition, AI, and betrayal' - LOCUS A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY HAMLET Hayden Lichfield's life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me... With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other people-his uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Felicia's father Paul-one of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the lab's resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the building's secrets, uncover his father's lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.

This Edition

Format
Paperback
Pages
352
Published
September 10, 2024
ISBN-13
9781837860012
Language
English
Publisher
Black Library, The
Imprint
Solaris Books

Trade Reviews

“Shakespeare, a haunted-house escape room, and a plot full of tenderness, philosophy, brazenness, and terror”—C. S. E. Cooney, author of Saint Death’s Daughter
“Liu’s exquisite prose perfectly marries physicality and emotionality, the visceral and the sterile. This is Hamlet reflected in a fractured mirror. Every angle on the familiar comes as a surprise; every new edge cuts with razor intelligence. And oh, the tension! It will murder you.”—Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun
“A breathless, piercingly immersive Hamlet reimagining that feels at once futuristic and timeless. Each scene is layered with creeping dread and tension that builds masterfully to a harrowing climax. This is the kind of story that will be crawling at the edges of your brain like static for a long while.”—Ren Hutchings, author of Under Fortunate Stars
“Don’t tell anyone.... I’ve always been kinda lukewarm about Hamlet. But The Death I Gave Him finally gives me a Prince of Denmark I can feel: someone whose pain and brokenness are so powerful and beautiful that they can change the world.”—Sam J. Miller, author of Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy
“Blazingly ambitious, immaculately written, imaginative, and oh goodness, I can absolutely keep going. The Death I Gave Him is the locked-room murder mystery queer Hamlet retelling of my dreams.”—Cassandra Khaw, author of The Salt Grows Heavy

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