Incarnate

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“Incarnate is an electric tale that vivisects our fears about both the future of our world and the darkness in our hearts. A deliciously addictive techno-horror that you can’t look away from.” —Kylie Lee Baker, author of Japanese Gothic

“A binge-worthy thriller that made me scared of my phone for days.” —David Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of Version Zero

“Incarnate shines a terrifying light on how scary modern technology is. It’s a shocking thriller that will dial your paranoia to eleven!” —Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Red Empire and NecroTek

“Alma Katsu’s Incarnate is disturbingly timely, exploring ego, obsession, and self-image in an age when the adoration of strangers can be addictive. The book is smart, dark, and itself highly addictive. Katsu is simply one of the best writers in the field.” —Richard Kadrey, New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series

“Alma Katsu brings her unparalleled expertise, both as an intelligence analyst and a crafter of ghoulish delights, to this digital doppelgänger nightmare. Incarnate is like an uncanny selfie: squirm-inducing, but impossible to look away from.” —Nat Cassidy, USA Today bestselling author of When the Wolf Comes Home

"Alma Katsu's got her finger on the zeitgeist with Incarnate, where body horror meets AI, in a novel whose pages fly. What elevates her work is her research—even the most far-fetched genre plot points are utterly believable in Katsu's masterful hands." —Sarah Langan, author of Trad Wife

“Another excellent effort from a consistently entertaining writer, this one should please audiences of thrillers and horror alike.” —CrimeReads

“A deal with the devil is reworked for the online age, with a healthy dose of body horror joining AI. The combination makes the story uniquely terrifying.” —Library Journal

“A modern take on The Picture of Dorian Gray by way of social media algorithms, Alma Katsu’s latest feels very in conversation with Yesteryear.” —LitHub

“[An] eerie techno thriller . . . [F]or readers invested in internet-sleuthing, conspiracy-theorizing, and deepfake-identifying, this will scratch the itch.” —Publishers Weekly

“Uncomfortable at every turn (including gnarly body horror), the real terror here comes when readers inevitably interrogate their own social media choices. Think the 2024 film The Substance, but with more substance. For readers who enjoy Faustian bargains like Grady Hendrix's We Sold Our Souls or Mona Awad's All's Well as well as the AI implications explored by Chuck Tingle in Bury Your Gays.” —Booklist

“Incarnate is a cautionary tale perfectly told by Alma Katsu. It’s a fast-paced read that quickly becomes addictive—not unlike the social media environment readers are being warned about.” —Bolo Books

“Katsu is a writer of brisk, clear prose with a knack for thriller pacing . . . This book is thrilling and clever, and moves like a rocket, but it’s also deeply empathetic horror storytelling, and that gives it even greater weight.” —Bloody Disgusting