The Bethnal Green Book of the Dead

By Paul Burridge

The BETHNAL GREEN BOOK of the DEAD is an epic quantum chiller: part sci-fi, part erotic horror, part modern satire, part eco warning, part love story, part homage to bygone British mages.

‘I waved. As she smiled back, I caught a trace of blood on her lips. She quickly backhanded it, leaving a smear across her cheek. I pretended not to notice. What the hell had she done now?’

The first published editions appeared somewhat anodyne. Previous editors, fearful of their reputation for scholastic rigour, redacted references to vampiric demons, massed zombie hordes and lethally weaponised sex robots.