The Truth of Carcosa (2026) by Jacob Rollinson. This novel is a marriage of political thriller, dystopian hellscape, and cosmic horror taking place in a contemporary and all-too-believable United Kingdom in social collapse and turmoil. It's also an homage to The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers and 2666 by Roberto Bolaño, wrapped in an updated Lovecraftian method of presentation (reports, correspondence, videos, and the like mixed with first-person narration). We learn of the chaos caused by an evil book that may be a portal and means of summoning a malevolent alien being into our when and where of space-time. Throw in militias, invasive technologies, companies competing for control of our culture and lives, infringement of personal liberties, arrests and disappearances, and a demonic Corpse Man, and it all feels a bit too real. It's also a bit overly cinematic at times, but I can overlook that. All in all, it was a depressing yet compelling read.
Borrowed from the Pierce County Library System.
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