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Album of Dr. Moreau Paperback – May 18, 2021

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4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 147 ratings
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A 2022 Sturgeon Award Nominee!
A 2022 Edgar Award Nominee!

Daryl Gregory's The Album of Dr. Moreau combines the science fiction premise of the famous novel by H. G. Wells with the panache of a classic murder mystery and the spectacle of a beloved boy band.

It’s 2001, and the WyldBoyZ are the world’s hottest boy band, and definitely the world’s only genetically engineered human-animal hybrid vocal group. When their producer, Dr. M, is found murdered in his hotel room, the “boyz” become the prime suspects. Was it Bobby the ocelot (“the cute one”), Matt the megabat (“the funny one”), Tim the Pangolin (“the shy one”), Devin the bonobo (“the romantic one”), or Tusk the elephant (“the smart one”)?

Las Vegas Detective Luce Delgado has only twenty-four hours to solve a case that goes all the way back to the secret science barge where the WyldBoyZ’ journey first began―a place they used to call home.

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    May 18, 2021
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  6. ISBN-10
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"[Daryl Gregory] constructs a clever mash-up of H.G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau, a locked room mystery, and the boy band phenomenon in this zippy but complex tale... [A] quirky and entertaining twist on a classic." – Publisher's Weekly

"Gregory deliberately and imaginatively breaks every one of T. S. Eliot’s “Rules of Detective Fiction,” with which he has prefaced this luminous novella." - Booklist, starred review

"Both unexpected and yet completely satisfying." – Mystery & Suspense Magazine

"A stunning detective story full of all-too-human animals. Reading Daryl Gregory is so much fun you never notice until it's too late that he's got you by the feels, and he's about to squeeze. I loved this hilarious, touching, ridiculous ride." - Sam J. Miller, Nebula Award-winning author of The Art of Starving and Blackfish City

"This book has everything: a genetically engineered boy band, a great detective, a Zima-soaked tour party full of suspects, and a clever locked-room mystery. Funny, smart, and completely satisfying. I devoured it like a delicious grub snack." - Sarah Pinsker, author of A Song For A New Day and We Are Satellites

"Daryl Gregory is terrific, and The Album of Dr Moreau continues his high-roller, high-stakes streak of awesome. I laughed on page one, was horrified by page thirteen, and was delighted till the very end." – Lavie Tidhar

"Meticulous, cunning, and clever." – Elizabeth Bear

About the Author

Daryl Gregory won the IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award for his first novel, Pandemonium. His second novel, The Devil's Alphabet, was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award and was one of Publishers Weekly's best books of 2009. His novelette "Nine Last Days on Planet Earth" was a Hugo finalist. His short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, and The Year’s Best SF. He has also written comics for BOOM! Studios and IDW. Daryl lives in Oakland, CA.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor.com (May 18, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250782104
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250782106
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1 x 7.95 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 147 ratings

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Daryl Gregory is an award-winning writer of genre-mixing novels, stories, and comics. His latest novel, SPOONBENDERS, about a down-on-their-luck family with psychic powers, was published by Knopf in June, 2017, and is being developed for television by Paramount and Anonymous Content.

His recent work includes the young adult novel HARRISON SQUARED (Tor, March 2015), a Locus Award finalist which will be reissued by Tor Teen in 2018, along with two sequels. The novella WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY FINE won the World Fantasy award and the Shirley Jackson award, was a finalist for the Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus awards, and is in development for television by Universal Cable Productions.

His SF novel AFTERPARTY was an NPR and Kirkus Best Fiction book of 2014, and a finalist for the Campbell and the Lambda Literary awards. His first novel, PANDEMONIUM, won the Crawford award and was a finalist for the World Fantasy award. His other novels are THE DEVIL'S ALPHABET (a Philip K. Dick award finalist) and RAISING STONY MAYHALL (a Library Journal best SF book of the year).

Many of his short stories are collected in UNPOSSIBLE AND OTHER STORIES, which was named one of the best books of 2011 by Publishers Weekly. He wrote the choose-you-own-adventure -style video game, "Flatline", for 3 Minute Games. His comics work includes the sereies "Legenderry: Green Hornet," "Planet of the Apes," "Dracula: The Company of Monsters" (co-written with Kurt Busiek), and the graphic novel "The Secret Battles of Genghis Khan."

He lives and writes full-time in Oakland, California.

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Floyd Brigdon
5.0 out of 5 stars Another chart buster!
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021
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When I find an author whose work I really enjoy, I try to know as little as possible when I pick up one of their new works, so I knew almost nothing about The Album of Dr. Moreau going into reading it. Of course, the title suggested that there would be some relation to H.G. Well's tale but outside of that, I had no other expectations.
What I found when I started reading this novel was a true page turner. I am not one of those people who can sit down and devour a novel in one sitting but this one was close (I finished it in two). It has got a little bit of everything: murder mystery, humor, and a scifi premise that Gregory works seamlessly into the narrative. Even better, it has got characters that are easy to identify with and care for..... something that is a fairly regular quality of Gregory's writing (and one of the things that made me a fan in the first place).
If you love a finely crafted story that won't let you go until you are finished, this is the book for you.
Now if we could just get a WyldBoyZ soundtrack (and if I could just stop wanting to call them the BeastieBoyZ).......
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Wendy Clements
4.0 out of 5 stars Breath of fresh air
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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This is a ridiculous and silly story, which is just fine. I haven’t read any of the author’s other works, which I plan to remedy.
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Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars A well written murder mystery with strange twists
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2021
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This starts as a relatively conventional murder mystery, but quickly develops strange twists. The murdered man is the exploitative manager of a boy band and the five band members are the prime suspects. But the WyldBoyZ members aren't exactly normal boys, but rather human-animal hybrids, with mixes of oceolot, bonobo, elephant, pangolin and bat.

Our hero Detective Delgado interviews the Boyz and slowly finds herself drawn into the history of the band and the strange story of their mysterious origin.

I had guessed some details of the final reveal, but was surprised by others. Gregory did an excellent job of explaining the many strange features of the case!

The writing is exceptional - clear and gripping, with plenty of dry wit.

This deserves to be on the Hugo shortlist.
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Conri
3.0 out of 5 stars Racist?
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021
I listened to this as an audible book from my local library. I enjoyed the plot and the reader is good. What I don't understand is why the author is constantly referring to people, particularly white men, by their color. I find that distracting and unnecessary.
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Ashley Tidwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Weird fun murder mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021
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The WyldBoyz are part human, part animal and also a famous rock band while the rest of the world are just human. They've never discussed publicly how they came to be, they just decided to be famous! Now there has been a murder and they have to make sure none of them are considered the killer. The twist at the end, the science fiction aspects just built such a weird story. I loved it! Now I need to read more books by Gregory cause this was great!
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David J. Thirteen
4.0 out of 5 stars A quick enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022
So, this is a murder mystery involving a boy band made up of animal-human hybrids. Either that statement will get you to buy it or it won’t, nothing else I say will probably change your mind.

But if you do want a bit more incentive, what this book does, it does well. A whip-smart detective, seeing clues a hundred other eyes have missed. A complex locked room mystery. A loving homage to boy bands. And an amusing take on the personalities of these abnormal band members. For the most part, it is a pretty light, fun read, as you’d expect, but there are some fairly dark undercurrents of exploitation, abuse, and trauma, as well as the fact the band has no rights not being fully human. I’m not sure if the novel ever fully reconciles the bonkers premise with the seriousness and the horror that lurks beneath it, but it doesn’t suffer from that contradiction either.

It’s not a book that will likely change your life, but it will provide a few hours of solid enjoyment.
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M. Bennett
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great one!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021
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Daryl Gregory is a "go-to" author for me. Although I haven't read everything he has written, I have loved everything I've read so far. This one is no exception. It was fun, witty and had an excellent cast of characters. From the animal/human boy band to the ex-magician's apprentice now detective, it was a crazy and fun ride. Very original and well put together. Can't wait for more from this wonderful author!
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