The Collector by Laura Kat Young

(Titan Books, 2023)

Reviewed by John Dodds

If there were ever to be a science fictional equivalent to Ken Kesey’s great novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Laura Kat Young’s The Collector fits the bill perfectly.

I can honestly say this is one of the very best science fiction/horror novels I have read for some time. And while I am always a little cautious about over-praising, in my view this novel stands on a par with classics like Orwell’s 1984 and Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange. Yes, it is that good.

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