Abyss - by Nicholas Binge (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Severance meets Lovecraft in this surreal tale of corporate horror and existential dread.

Joe always had potential, but he doesn't expect much, and he hopes that his new job as an admin assistant won't expect much of him. But when he enters the offices of Ponos--a company he's never heard of and knows nothing about--he discovers that potential is exactly what they want from him.

A feverish dive into the inhumanity of both late-stage capitalism and the crippling anxieties of modern life, Abyss adds a new level of meaning to 'wage slave'.

Review Quotes

Praise for Nicholas Binge's Ascension

"Old-school creepy. . . a five-star horror novel." --Stephen King

"Jaw-dropping." --Cosmopolitan

"A weird and wonderful horror novel. . . Binge is an author to watch." --TJ Klune

"For fans of well-wrought science fiction and cosmic horror scares, Ascension is worth the climb." --The New York Times Book Review

"Thrilling, breathlessly paced, and poses thorny questions about time, fate, grief, and the nature of the self." --Vulture, "Best Books of 2023"

"Thoroughly recommended--a macabre, escapist pleasure for the thoughtful set." --The Wall Street Journal

"A heady mix of wildly imaginative, action-packed storytelling and probing philosophical examination of--quite literally--the meaning of life....[Ascension is] full of frenetic action and packed with twists and turns, gun fights and villains, but it's also a sustained reflection on the limits of being human." --The Chicago Review of Books

"An expert story of creeping dread and cosmological horror." --Booklist

"Gripping and intriguing." --Daily Mail

About the Author

Nicholas Binge's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, The FT, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, and more.

His books have been translated into eleven languages and multiple works are in development for film and television. Ascension, a New York Times Editors' Choice Pick, has been hailed as a must-read "5-star horror novel" by Stephen King, and was a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 for Best Science Fiction novel. His last novel, Dissolution, described as an "expertly crafted puzzle" by New Scientist, released to international critical acclaim.