MUSHROOM BLUES (The Hofmann Report #1)
ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE IN 2024
BLADE RUNNER, TRUE DETECTIVE and DISTRICT 9 meld with the weird worlds of JEFF VANDERMEER and CHINA MIÉVILLE in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut.
TWO YEARS AFTER a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hoppon 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, pushing the native populace toward the brink of civil unrest.
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 and disappearances 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 inthe midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?
AVAILABLE NOW in eBook and paperback. The book will be released in hardcover on April 2, and audiobook in April-May (TBD).
MUSHROOM BLUES is the first book in THE HOFMANN REPORT series. Look forward to more from Henrietta and Koji in 2025.
“A fascinating merging of oppressive imperialism and disconcerting alienation.”
“This is like nothing I’ve read before. Its premise is cool, creepy, and incredibly unique, bolstered by prose as savvy and knife-sharp as the detectives of the NKPD.”
“This is more than a full-throttle, mushroom-and-blood-drenched adventure. At its heart, Gibson’s story is one of acceptance: of hard truths, of others, and, perhaps most critically, of oneself.”