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Shrapnel

Rick Hudson (2012)

SubgenreSoft SF / Social SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages ()
SettingA society struggling with the aftermath of conflict and violence
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceTraumawarfare

Synopsis

Silence of the Lambs meets The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Paul Lomas coldly executes his nemesis in an abandoned London basement. To fulfil his duty? To see justice done? To reap spiteful vengeance? To appease the ghost of a long dead friend? Reading like a television that constantly shifts channels, Shrapnel sucks the reader into a vortex of conflicting narratives that shock, amuse, terrify, and entertain. In this fascinating and blackly funny novel the question is never 'who killed who?', but 'why?' 'Nothing short of brilliant and inspiring. Horror and fantasy enthusiasts will be interested in Hudson's work as he has constructed truly original fiction out of an over-mined genre, while writers of all genres will no doubt marvel at Hudson's mastery of language and literary technique' - Punk Globe

Is Shrapnel appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include violence, trauma, and warfare.