There Is No Antimemetics Division: The thrilling new sci-fi horror novel, 'mind-bendingly brilliant' Guardian

Name: There Is No Antimemetics Division: The thrilling new sci-fi horror novel, 'mind-bendingly brilliant' Guardian
Rating: 4.634920597076416 (63 reviews)

qntm

Nov 2025 · Random House

63 reviews

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD

'Astonishing' M. R. Carey, author of Infinity Gate

'Mind-bendingly brilliant' The Guardian

'Compulsively readable, breathtakingly inventive.' SFX

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An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so...

But how do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight against an enemy when you can never even know that you're at war?

WELCOME TO THE ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION.

NO, THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST DAY.

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‘A hugely entertaining, super smart, witty novel that is also nerve-shreddingly terrifying... a timely book that is also one for the ages.’ Antonia Hodgson, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Raven Scholar

‘Utterly unique, constantly surprising, genuinely unsettling... may very well take its place among the best sci-fi novels of the century so far.' Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 'Astonishing' M. R. Carey, author of Infinity Gate 'Mind-bendingly brilliant' The Guardian 'Compulsively readable, breathtakingly inventive.' SFX ----------------- An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less...

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63 reviews

Piotr M

July 18, 2026

I’m disappointed. Based on the reviews, I was expecting hardcore sci-fi in the vein of Greg Egan. Instead, what I got was more of a satire—closer than traditional SF. Nevertheless, if you're a fan of Charles Stross's The Laundry Files or Doctor Who-esque stories, you will probably enjoy it.

Tatiana Schmidt

December 25, 2025

The different tales from encountering the unknown, and often forgetting about those encounters, perfectly ties together into a bigger thrilling story. I would not repeat it if I could.

Brent Davis

May 16, 2026

The sort of novel you want reread immediately upon finishing. Extraordinary SF(?) that's begging to be made into a cult film/ series by someone like Christopher Nolan...

About the author

qntm is the internet handle of Sam Hughes, a writer and software developer living in the UK. He has been writing short-form and serial science fiction for most of this millennium; his preferred writing technique is to start from an interesting hypothetical and drive it to breaking point and far beyond. His website is qntm.org.

qntm is the internet handle of Sam Hughes, a writer and software developer living in the UK. He has been writing short-form and serial science fiction for most of this millennium; his preferred writing technique is to start from an interesting hypothetical and drive it to breaking point and far b...

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