* SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD *'Astonishing' M. R. Carey, author of Infinity Gate`A hugely entertaining, super smart, witty novel that is also nerve-shreddingly terrifying. a timely book that is also one for the ages.' Antonia Hodgson, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Raven Scholar`Utterly unique, constantly surprising, genuinely unsettling... may very well take its place among the best sci-fi novels of the century so far.' Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter----------An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so.These entities can feed on your most cherished memories, the things that make you you - and you'll never even know anything changed. And they aren't just feeding on us. They're invading. But how do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight against an enemy with effortless, perfect camouflage, when you can never even know that you're at war?WELCOME TO THE ANTIMEMETICS DIVISIONNO, THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST DAY----------'Compulsively readable, breathtakingly inventive.' SFX`Blisteringly intelligent, profoundly unsettling, and totally unforgettable.' Thomas R. Weaver, author of Artificial Wisdom`No exaggeration, this is the most imaginative novel I have ever read. It's compulsively readable and exquisitely mind-blowing from the first paragraph to the last. I enjoyed every word.' Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char'Unforgettable, mind-bendingly brilliant' The Guardian
