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Our Hideous Progeny takes inspiration from Mary Shelley's masterpiece along with the Victorian fascination with scientific innovation and the prehistoric world. This wonderful debut evolves into a gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue. * JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP * A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered and rich with enticing detail. * Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief * Exquisitely written, brimming with imagery both beautiful and shocking, this daring debut makes the rivalries of the Victorian scientific establishment thrilling and urgent, bringing us a story worthy of Mary Shelley. * SEAN LUSK, author of THE SECOND SIGHT OF ZACHARY CLOUDESLEY * A fantastic read: I felt everything about Mary, her simmering anger and her intellectual delight, so very clearly. * FREYA MARSKE, author of THE LAST BINDING TRILOGY *

Our Hideous Progeny takes inspiration from Mary Shelley's masterpiece along with the Victorian fascination with scientific innovation and the prehistoric world. This wonderful debut evolves into a gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue. * JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP * A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered and rich with enticing detail. * Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief * Exquisitely written, brimming with imagery both beautiful and shocking, this daring debut makes the rivalries of the Victorian scientific establishment thrilling and urgent, bringing us a story worthy of Mary Shelley. * SEAN LUSK, author of THE SECOND SIGHT OF ZACHARY CLOUDESLEY * A fantastic read: I felt everything about Mary, her simmering anger and her intellectual delight, so very clearly. * FREYA MARSKE, author of THE LAST BINDING TRILOGY * A gut busting adventure to escape into. I loved it. Loved the setting, the characters, the high stakes. What an exceptionally talented writer. Can't wait to talk about this to everyone. AND THAT COVER!! * ERICKA WALLER, author of DOG DAYS *

In this gothic adventure, debut novelist McGill builds on Shelley's iconic story by adding sharp-minded female protagonist Mary, who sets out to discover the truth about her great-uncle Victor Frankenstein's disappearance in the Arctic. * STYLIST, 'The best new feminist retellings of classic stories to read in 2023' * Our Hideous Progeny takes inspiration from Mary Shelley's masterpiece along with the Victorian fascination with scientific innovation and the prehistoric world. This wonderful debut evolves into a gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue. * JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP * A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered and rich with enticing detail. * JOANNE HARRIS, author of CHOCOLAT and THE STRAWBERRY THIEF * Compelling and utterly absorbing, OUR HIDEOUS PROGENY is an artfully crafted debut that echoes the dark essence of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN while maintaining a fascinating originality all of its own * Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of PANDORA * Darkly brilliant and sumptuously gothic, this atmospheric debut left me reeling * C.J. COOKE, author of THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES *

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C.E. McGill was born in Scotland and raised in North Carolina. They are a recent graduate of NC State University. C.E. McGill's short fiction has appeared in Fantasy Magazine and Strange Constellations, and they are a two-time finalist for the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. They now live back in Scotland.

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