The Swarm

"Moving with the relentlessness of a winged insect coming straight for your face, Andy Marino's The Swarm is a fiendishly compelling assault on the senses. Its procedural elements are reminiscent--in all the best ways--of horror classics like The Wolfen or The Manitou, while its more apocalyptic scenes are as thrilling as the best that subgenre has to offer. This is a weird, wild ride you'll want to revisit more than once every seventeen years."

"Relentless, brutal, and brilliant! Andy Marino's The Swarm reads like an apocalyptic tour de force, a Michael Crichtonesque fever dream that goes all the way with its terrifying premise. A five-star read."
 

"The literary equivalent of swallowing a wasp that's crawled inside your Coke can, The Swarm is a burst of bright, unexpected, feverish prose blazing straight across your brain-pan. If you like that kind of thing (and I very much do) then do yourself a favor and read this book." 

“Marino’s work is unlike any others in the genre—horrifying, complex, fascinating, and utterly unique.”

“Andy Marino’s The Swarm is gruesomely visceral and painfully heartbreaking; an ambitious, terrifying tale that will burrow beneath your skin only to lay eggs that will hatch as nightmares. It’s a no-holds-barred apocalyptic epic that will forever change the way you view the status—and future—of humans on this planet.”

"Creepily good ... Marino juggles a great cast of characters and does a superlative job of creating an atmosphere of fear, paranoia, and claustrophobia."

"Andy Marino has taken the safety of sensations away from me. Every prickle along my arm, the slightest buzz anywhere near my ear -- it's all fodder for nightmares now, thanks to The Swarm. Suggesting your skin will crawl after reading this unnerving novel doesn't come close. Your flesh will fly away."

“Andy Marino’s The Swarm is a weird, bloody, tense, fast-paced horror novel with a dash of crime that starts fast and only accelerates from there. Creepy, crawly, and endlessly dark, this is Marino’s best novel yet. Read this and you will forever worry about what hides in the song of the cicadas.”

“Andy Marino understands horror in a way that very few writers do, and in The Swarm, his most visceral and ambitious book, you’re along for the ride. I read this and now I never want to go outside again.”

“A high-stakes, action-packed, and compelling band-of-survivors tale that not only wrings the most out of readers' discomfort with insects but also makes them consider the choices humanity has made in order to live convenient and comfortable lives.”
 

"Marino has a good eye for genuinely disturbing imagery. This novel hums with a terrifying momentum."

"Marino draws readers in quickly, creating sympathy for the characters, unveiling the necessary details to immerse them in a world of art, siblings, deadly intrigue, and a centuries-long nefarious quest. Dread is present from the start, but it quickly escalates into a disorienting cosmic terror that touches everyone. Booktalk it to readers as The Twisted Ones, by T. Kingfisher meets Slade House, by David Mitchell with a touch of Lovecraft Country, by Matt Ruff."

"A visceral, disturbing story about the power of art and ritual."

“It Rides a Pale Horse is a bizarre thrill ride from beginning to end. Captivatingly surreal.”

"Marino offers horrors both existential and visceral. From a stunning opening, the sense of dread just builds and builds."

"Odd and dark and fascinating . . . Not quite like anything I've ever read before. A strange, compelling, late-night page-turner. It kept me reading way past my bedtime."

"Andy Marino’s The Seven Visitations of Sydney Burgess is a gripping portrait of addiction and an innovative take on demonic possession, delivering a shocking ending and powerful themes of how love heals but can also be corrupted."