Fear the Seeded Earth

Fran Gera is a children’s social worker, capable and dedicated. Her addiction to horror movies is a harmless distraction, her volcanic temper and addiction to opiates…not so much. Two boys are assigned to her caseload. Caleb is rebellious and street-smart, his cousin Blake, creative and lonely. Both are wounded by rejection and by witnessing things no child should see.

The Hera movement is flourishing. Across the world, people are spurning the hollow diversions of modern life to join hands, to feel the soil against their naked skin. To commune. Campaigners herald the dawn of a utopian new cause, but as the behaviour of its followers becomes increasingly bizarre, rumours of sinister origins gain credence. No one will be left untouched.

As events epochal and personal collide, Fran’s world falls apart around her. She joins forces with a former terrorist and a reprehensible social media edge-lord to deliver the boys to a place of safety. They are propelled on a journey into loss, self-discovery and unspeakable violence.

Coming November 2024