Richard Garrison, a Corporal in the British Military Police, loses his sight while trying to save the wife and child of millionaire industrialist Thomas Schroeder from a terrorist bomb. While Garrison is recovering from his injuries, Schroeder makes him an offer the young man cannot refuse—refuge at Schroeder’s luxurious mountain retreat and rehabilitation from the best doctors who can treat Garrison’s blindness, and, if not cure him, at least teach him a new way of life. But Thomas Schroeder has a secret. He is dying and determined not to lose his life. The doctors tell him his body cannot be saved. But about his mind? Garrison’s healthy young body would make an excellent replacement for Schroeder’s failing corpus, if the machines to perform the operation can be perfected in time. Garrison has secrets of his own. Since the bombing that caused a loss of his sight, Garrison has become aware of new abilities slowly developing in his mind: mental powers he is beginning to master; strengths Schroeder cannot expect.

Wow! This plot is a trip! I have to give it a go. Nice one 👌

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I literally can't put it down. Psychomech is the first of three books which sees Garrison enter further into this strange, trippy world of physical and mental transformations.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Man, Lumley is a hell of a ride. Obviously, the necroscope series is his most famous, but the guy has a twisted genius for darkness, in everything. I think you're gonna love psychomech all the way through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have sadly finished it today and my what a ride! I enjoyed it from the first to the last page. Gripping blend of science fiction, horror, and psychological thriller which I just simply could not put down. For me Lumley shares the same pedestal as Lovecraft. There was just one annoying feature and that was Lumley's phrase 'blind dog' when referring to Suzi; the bitch is actually a guide dog; she would be a useless 'pair of eyes' if she was the former ;). The only other thing is: what happened to Thomas's son, Heinrich (I think that was the son's name)? I thought he survived the bomb blast but there was no mention of the child as the story developed - did I miss something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Honestly, I don't remember. It's been a few years since the last reread I did. I vaguely remember him surviving being mentioned, and that's about it.

I'm with you, though. He does that genre defying, epic and deeply engaging kind of writing that's on par with any of the greats.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I know they are supposed to be eyes but I all I see is wired up boobs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Despite my tenancy to see such things - I've only just noticed the resemblance (!)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

omg - I have just got to scene where Schroeder is unable to climax with Mina (!)

(this is intense)