A review by phronk
The Hematophages by Stephen Kozeniewski

5.0

I went into this with zero expectations, which is probably the best way to experience it. The Hematophages wriggles through several different genres, inhabiting each one like it belongs there. The sci-fi worldbuilding is beautifully subtle, the horror is beautifully unsubtle, and the comedy is like Office Space in, uh, space. I think what I like most is how each of these elements are thematically connected, but the action moves so quickly that there’s never time to beat you over the head with deeper meaning. Instead, the novel’s depth comfortably nestles into your brain as it races along.