The Design, China Mieville
The Design, China Mieville
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The Design
A Short Horror Story

Author: China Miéville, Theresa DeLucci

Narrator: Gerard Doyle

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Published: 02/11/2020

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

"The Design" is a short horror story by award-winning author China Miéville, one of 35 entries in the audio anthology Come Join Us by the Fire.

An anatomy student cuts open a cadaver to discover impossibly intricate designs carved into a corpse’s bones—designs clearly present from birth, bearing mute testimony to . . . what?

Come Join Us by the Fire, edited by Theresa DeLucci, is an audio-only horror anthology of 35 short stories from Nightfire Books, a horror imprint of Tor Books. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of bestselling genre luminaries including China Miéville, Chuck Wendig, Richard Kadrey, and Victor LaValle; Shirley Jackson Award winners Paul Tremblay, Priya Sharma, and Sam J. Miller; Nebula Award winners Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Kij Johnson; and many, many more.

About China Miéville

China Miéville has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award (three times), the British Fantasy Award (twice), and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (four times). His novels include Perdido Street Station, King Rat, Un Lun Dun, The City & The City, Railsea and The Last Days of New Paris. He has also written a narrative history of the Bolshevik Revolution, October.

About Gerard Doyle

Gerard Doyle reads everything from adult, young adult, and children's books to literary fiction, mysteries, humor, adventure, and fantasy. He has won countless AudioFile Earphones Awards and was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008. His audiobook credits include the bestselling Inheritance series (Eragon, Eldest, and Brisinger),  How to Train Your Dragon, The Looking Glass Wars, Clubland, And Thereby Hangs a Tale, and Risk Worth Taking. His career in British repertory theatre includes many productions, most notably The Crucible, The Tempest, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Fiddler on the Roof.  In America, he has appeared in Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order.  Born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England, Gerard has taught drama at Ross School for the past several years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hart_D (ajibooks)

I loved this short story and found it deeply unsettling. If I had known anything about it before I started listening, I would've realized it was extremely up my alley: it's historical and spooky, with events left open to interpretation, and the main characters are two men who are possibly in love wi......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

okaaaay… what?? I got lost in the sauce with this one. 🥸 *listening to more free short horror audiobooks from the “Come Join Us By The Fire” anthology while on the road with my mom. Pleasantly surprised by the production of these with excellent narrators and background noises......more

Goodreads review by Misty

Very creepy and intriguing but I wish there was more. or maybe more stories in the same universe.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie

A gradual evolution, and what seems to be the center of the story (William's fascination with the etched bone designs) ends up being more of a driving, centrifugal force for him and our narrator Gerald to be brought together. (view spoiler)[I liked the slow reveal/suggestion that at least Gerald has unrequited fee (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Liz (Quirky Cat)

The Design is the longest short story in the 'Come Join Us By the Fire' collection (which is how I listened to it), and honestly? It was the perfect conclusion to this anthology of dark and twisted tales. It was not a story that felt at all rushed, and really just took its time setting up all of the......more

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