The Fungus

by Harry Adam Knight, John Brosnan, Leroy Kettle

Book Overview

When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong?

The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of England. Toadstools grow to twenty feet tall, and a case of athlete's foot can mean a grisly and horrible death.

But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948405164
• ISBN13: 9781948405164
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Valancourt Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

VERY NICE

Mutated fungal spores are spread throughout Britain and soon enough its covered in the various growths as are the people who come in contact with it. A team is sent in to find a way to stop the rapid spreading. This book was quite fast-paced and tightly written so I actually ended up finishing it sooner than I expected to. A great brisk read and much better than the author's "Slimer".

Who knew that mold can be this entertaining!

I got this paperback a few years ago in Poland, where I browse used books, and where I discovered a ton of great horror writers, and my favorite of them all; Graham Masterton. Fungus is a fast read. Reading it made me appreciate the clean and safety of my New York City apartment, despite of terrorist threats, cockroaches and my cats yakking up surprises here and there. Basic synopsis; some lab experiments that make simple fungi reproduce and grow on a massive rate and take over London. The color, texture, array and lightning speed of contamination of the super strong fungi is too much for people living there, and they are either killed (as when they contract it form air, food or water) depending on the kind of fungus they got, it will either blow up from their stomach or mutate them into a walking mushroom, and make them loose all sense of humanity sooner or later. It's all up to a bitter writer, whose ex wife was the scientist screwing it all up, and a team of other scientists to save what's left of their country before it's blown to bits by the govt. Great read really, if you can get your hands on. Despite it all being about science and fungus, it didn't have one boring moment. Kinda reminds me of a Zombie movie here and there, even tho it's a book, because the mutated people were going crazy and hunting those who haven't changed. I had a marvelous time reading it.

Quick fun read for those with a biological tilt

This book is a quick fun read. The biology in it is actually well researched and fairly good, although somewhat dated now. A bit of the science is a bit fantastic, but it is fiction after all. Be warned that it is for an older audience as some parts are a bit graphic.

The Fungus will grow on you.

Jane Wilson is a mycologist (study of fungus) who is trying to solve world hunger by developing an oversized, protein rich mushroom. Unfortunately for the rest of London, they find out what messing with nature can do.There are over 100,000 varieties of fungus know to man, and thanks to Jane, they are all spreading out of control. Brilliant colors of soft molds are covering almost everything. Nothing is safe, buildings, paper, electronics, animals, and humans.Jane's husband is "volunteered" by the British military to find is wife's notes, so they can find a cure. Barry Wilson, is a former mycologist himself, and currently writes detective novels. He is coupled with Terenced Slocock, a crazed military Sergeant, and Kimberly Fairchild, a tropical mycologist. These three people are the last chance Britain has, before the world makes good on their threat of a "nuclear" fix to the problem.This book is a very entertaining read. I find it quite unfortunate that it is out of print. If you can find a used copy someplace, it is worth the few bucks to add it to your collection. It was also previously release as a paperback call "Death Spore".