Chimera Skin by Johnny Compton (Paperback) (PREORDER)

Fiction - Science Fiction - Alien Contact - Apocalyptic & Post Apocalyptic 

RELEASE DATE: 11/03/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)

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Chimera Skin is a new apocalypitic sci-fi short novel from Johnny Compton, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Spite House, Devils Kill Devils, and Dead First.

Swanson, a mutated man struggling to maintain his sanity, is civilization's last hope. Our world has been decimated after a messianic alien unleashes hell on Earth during its failed attempt to “uplift” humanity. But Swanson may have figured out how to fight back, even if his plan forces him to leave the only planet he's ever known.

Chimera Skin is a short science-fiction horror novel in the vein of The Fly, The Thing, and I am Legend.

AUTHOR BIO: 

Johnny Compton is a Stoker Award nominated author whose short stories have appeared in Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast and several other publications. His fascination with frightening fiction started when he was introduced to the ghost story "The Golden Arm" as a child. He is the author of The Spite House, Devils Kill Devils, and Dead First, as well as the short story collection, Midnight Somewhere.

Review Quotes:
"Johnny Compton's Chimera Skin is such a wonder. An absolute thrill of a reading experience. Invigorating, confident storytelling that invokes Vandermeer's Annihilation and Russell's The Sparrow, while giving a hard nod to The Fly."-- Chris Panatier, author of DAYTIDE and WORRY BOX