Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt is an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that follows trans women and men on a grotesque journey of survival.
GRETCHEN FELKER-MARTIN is a Massachusetts-based horror author and film critic. You can follow her work on Twitter @scumbelievable and read her fiction and film criticism on Patreon and at Nylon, The Outline, Fanbyte, and more.
"Manhunt is sublime horror - gory, impeccably written, a
condemnation and a celebration with a cast of incredibly flawed,
deeply interesting characters.... By far the best book I've read
this year. You should read it and share it with all your friends
and enemies." --Roxane Gay "Disgustingly rendered and brilliantly
imagined.... A fresh, stomach-turning take on gendered apocalypse."
--NPR "A filthy, furious delight; within its tense, gruesome
premise live roundly human characters, with big, unwieldy emotions.
It's a shockingly tender exploration of genders and bodies, of
violence as a part of nature, of the way love is a tool of
survival." --The New Yorker
"It's a book that almost no one will finish without finding
something that shocks, appalls, or angers them, but anyone with the
balls to tackle a truly transgressive horror novel will find much
to savor."--Esquire
"The book is timely, visceral, grotesque, unflinching, and
unexpectedly fun, full of sex and gore and messy, beautiful
humanity."--Vulture "A grisly, gory, glorious work of splatterpunk
social horror -- and the perfect introduction to both subgenres."
--Bustle
"The most unique perspective on one of the most well-trodden genres
of the past several years, Manhunt takes no prisoners in its
twisted tale of transgender and non-binary people in a
post-apocalyptic wasteland."--Buzzfeed "A masterful genre-bending
horror novel, Manhunt is a must read."--Observer "Felker-Martin's
horror chops are top-notch.... A ballsy postapocalyptic tale."
--Publishers Weekly "A sensual, tender, honest, and inspirational
story of imperfect but well-meaning people banding together in an
attempt to not only survive but thrive." --Library Journal, STARRED
review "An audacious dystopian story ... destined to be one of the
year's most talked-about novels." --Electric Lit "Highly
recommended for those looking for particularly upsetting or
disturbing horror fiction." --Booklist, STARRED review "Reading
this book was like tonguing a live wire; I loved every moment and I
still haven't recovered. As erotic as it is devastating, as
brilliant as it is visceral, Manhunt is a modern horror
masterpiece." --Carmen Maria Machado, bestselling author of In the
Dream House "It's beautifully written, a barbed hook that will dig
deep and split you open." --Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling
author of author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth "An iconic
masterpiece of modern fiction. Dark and vicious. Visceral and
uniquely devastating....I loved every second of it." --Eric
LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since Last We Spoke
"Felker-Martin can write: Manhunt expertly drops one political
target after another, breaks your heart with nearly every
character, and keeps up a relentless velocity-- all while just
being plain fun as hell." --Torrey Peters, author of Detransition,
Baby "Manhunt is a celebration of trans people and a literary
blitzkrieg against TERFocracy. Timely and necessary, this is
extreme horror that says something. Listen to it." --Gabino
Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home "A unique,
brain-searing nightmare that's full-on teeth and claws, and all
heart too." --Hailey Piper, author of Queen of Teeth "Taut,
visceral, terrifying. A gripping tale of trans survival, rendered
in Felker-Martin's exquisite, uncompromising prose. You can't turn
the pages fast enough." --David Demchuk, author of Red X
"Every ten years or so, a horror novel comes along that pushes the
genre to terrifying new heights. Manhunt is such a novel. An
emotional buzzsaw of a book that left me shaken." --Brian Keene,
bestselling author of The Rising and End of the Road "Manhunt is a
razor-sharp novel, and Felker-Martin is here to raise the bar for
post-apocalyptic fiction. Prepare to take a bite that will stain
your jaws red." --Meg Elison, author of The Book of the Unnamed
Midwife "Equal parts terrifying and transgressive, every page of
this thrilling novel drips with blood, ichor, and other bodily
fluids. Manhunt will grab you by the throat on page one and won't
let go until the end." --Lincoln Michel, author of The Body Scout
"A must-read for fans of post-apocalyptic horror. Felker-Martin's
prose is stellar, her characters are compelling, and her novel's
pace is tremendous." --Lucy A. Snyder, Bram Stoker-Award winning
author "Thrilling, gory, disgusting, and wonderfully cathartic,
Manhunt is a manifesto against every gender apocalypse stereotype,
creating space for trans and nonbinary people in the biology of
transhumanism by eating the competition whole."--Gizmodo
"Manhunt is also the rare case of a book that absolutely lives up
to the tremendous hype and infamy surrounding it."--Paste
Magazine
"Manhunt is as gruesome and violent as it is empathetic and
complex; a vital reimagining of how these narratives are
constructed and produced, complete with an all-out war against
militant TERFs and moments of yearning that are deeply painful."
--The Mary Sue "Manhunt is the sexiest, angriest, most deeply felt,
and most urgent take on the zombie apocalypse I've ever read. It's
a breathless wonder."--Emily V Gordon "The feel-bad classic of the
decade. A pitiless, nerve-shredding descent into Hell; as ruthless
as it is perceptive ... Felker-Martin writes the best queer horror
on the market." --April Daniels, author of the Nemesis trilogy
"What a refresher it is to read Manhunt, where trans characters
don't just take center stage, but are imperfect and complex, and
the horror around them and their reactions feel realistic and
urgent. Manhunt is brutal and empathetic. This book is dripping
with visceral imagery and vulnerability." --Archie Bongiovanni,
author of A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns "I hope that
as many people as humanly possible read Manhunt. It gives you a
deep gift of human understanding and empathy through nearly
indescribable body horror and mortal terror." --Felix Biederman,
New York Times bestselling author of The Chapo Guide to Revolution
"Out of the exuberantly gory splatterfest emerges a tender
celebration of women and women's bodies, no matter how reviled and
monsterized, in all their capacity for pleasure, resistance, and
life." --Maya Deane, author of Wrath Goddess Sing "Humane and
pissed off and funny and real and acerbic and tragic. It does
everything a book can do, but still has time to be a full-on horror
novel with some of the most grueling sequences I've ever read,
ever." --Adam Cesare, author of Clown in a Cornfield and Video
Night "Manhunt is a vital, angry re-evaluation of the zombie
apocalypse narrative, putting the spotlight on characters usually
left behind and shamefully ignored. Vicious and charming,
absolutely not to be missed." --Trevor Henderson
"Manhunt is an intense, pulse-pounding thriller that is equal parts
sapphic, sophisticated, and stylish. Felker-Martin's prose is
volcanic and visceral." --David Gallaher, author of High Moon and
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon "A raw horror-filled mouthful that will
stretch your jaws to aching while you struggle feverishly to take
yet another bite, and another, and another...A must-read, PERIOD."
--Jordan Shiveley, author of Hot Singles In Your Area "This is a
debut that literally throws open the door and announces its arrival
by making sure the room knows its intentions to stay. Manhunt is
what the future of this genre looks like. Take note." --Grimdark
Magazine "A violent, blood-drenched corrective to a rash of
ill-considered gender plague novels by cis authors." --Apartment
Therapy "I dub this the great TERF-pocalypse novel....I cannot
underscore enough how much I love this novel." --CrimeReads
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