{"title":"Bitter Karella","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"moonflow-book-bitter-karella-9780356528304","title":"Moonflow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'MOONFLOW will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e . . . and you'll enjoy it'\u003c\/b\u003e Drew Huff\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoonflow \u003c\/i\u003eis three-time Hugo Award nominee Bitter Karella's debut horror novel - a gloriously queer and irreverent psychedelic trip into the heart of an eldritch wood and the horrors of (cis)terhood. Answer the call of the forest, if you dare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReader Reviews, Goodreads:\u003cbr\u003e'I finished it last night and have already recommended it to four people. I will be thinking about this one for the rest of my life.'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Weird botanical\/fungus horror is something I can't get enough of'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Highly recommended read this fall'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Horrifying and terrifying'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously psychedelic'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'I could not put the book down!'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Messed me up and made me feel things. Horror with heart, teeth, and mushrooms'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Unflinchingly vivid, brutal... I came out the other end shell shocked, and not really sure of anything other than what a great time I'd had'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Give me more weird girl horror forever!'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e'Splatterpunk with a soul, equal parts body horror and biting satire, with moments of heartbreaking clarity buried beneath the ooze and madness'\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI see something out there, in the woods. It does not have a face. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They call it the King's Breakfast. One bite and you can understand the full scope of the universe; one bite and you can commune with forgotten gods beyond human comprehension. And it only grows deep in the Pamogo forest, where the trees crowd so tight that the forest floor is pitch black day and night, where rumors of strange cults and disappearing hikers abound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sarah makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King's Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. Her only guide is the most annoying man in the world, and he's convinced there's no danger. But as they descend deeper, they realize they're not alone. Something is luring them into the heart of the forest, and they must answer its call.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of queer, horny, hippy horror that'll make you cackle, gasp, and scream! With its cast of iconic characters, imaginative enchanted setting, gripping story, and mind-bending horrific imagery, Bitter Karella's \u003ci\u003eMoonflow\u003c\/i\u003e is a trip to die for' \u003c\/b\u003eEve Harms, author of \u003ci\u003eTransmuted\u003c\/i\u003e\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Is it legal to have this much fun reading a book? 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It does not have a face.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e They call it the King's Breakfast. One bite and you can understand the full scope of the universe; one bite and you can commune with forgotten gods beyond human comprehension. And it only grows deep in the Pamogo forest, where the trees crowd so tight that the forest floor is pitch black day and night, where rumors of disappearing hikers and strange cults that worship the divine feminine abound.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sarah is a trans woman who makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King's Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. But as she descends deeper, she realizes she's not alone. Something in the forest is waking up. It's hungry--and it wants her. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ \"A bizarre and fiercely original splatterpunk phantasmagoria of queerness. Deranged and gleefully weird as f*ck, this is an impressive debut from a singular literary talent.\" --Eric LaRocca, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThings Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \"As eldritch and grimy as the terrifying forest it's set in. I loved this book!\" --Trevor Henderson, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScarewaves \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ \"Weird, wild, and oh-so-wretched,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoonflow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the trans botanical horror we need in the world right now.\" --Drew Huff, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Divine Flesh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ \"Is it legal to have this much fun reading a book? I'm in awe of Karella's incredible gift for creating biting satire. 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