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Mushroom Blues
A Science Fiction Novel by Adrian M. Gibson
Book 1 of the The Hofmann Report Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Noir,
- Detective Fiction,
- Science Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Noir mysteries in surreal, mushroom-populated cities
- Detectives navigating postwar occupation and social unrest
- Crime stories with human-fungi hybrid characters
From Little Stack
Take the dark noir feel of Altered Carbon, and sprinkle a whole lot of psychedelic mushrooms over it, and you’ve got an idea of what to expect from Mushroom Blues.
A detective living in a world of human-fungi hybrids has to solve a murder and stop her city from devolving into chaos, destruction, civil war, and genocide. It’s got the police detective procedural flavor I adore, but set in a dark, dingy, mushroom-inspired sci-fi world that is unlike anything around. A true indie gem, and an author you definitely need to watch!
Two years after a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.
As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD homicide detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division and moral decay.
In order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?
with Adrian M. Gibson “ Through the lenses of complex, morally gray characters, I traverse strange worlds and dark circumstances, all the while blending sci-fi/fantasy with elements of noir, murder mysteries, cyberpunk, crime thrillers, and more. ”
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A Murder Most Fungal
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