Seanan McGuire aka Mira Grant

author of Overgrowth and the October Daye series

About Overgrowth

Day of the Triffids meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this full-on body horror/alien invasion apocalypse.

This is just a story. It can’t hurt you anymore.

Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she’s an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her.

Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it’s already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia’s biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child.

What happens when you know what’s coming, and just refuse to listen?

Review

Overgrowth starts off with a story, “This is a story. It can’t hurt you anymore.” I LOVE that premise. This is a story. Combine that with the fact that this story is based off Seanan’s own childhood experience of being lost in the woods and I was completely hooked.

Not only is the story wonderful, but Seanan has a wonderful narrative voice that is soothing (see the “This is a story…” sentence) and plain most of the time. There are times when the story delves into science and takes on an expert tone. The intertwining of these is what makes the book a joy to read.

Please, go check this book out. It is a wonderful examination of what it means to be human and the consequences of our actions.

“You have been warned.”