The Appetite
London, the late 1980s. A storm of hurricane strength brings two people together. One of them is married.
'Nicholas Royle writes at the very edge of genre, both at the cutting edge and at the border with something that is rather different' - Roz Kaveney, TLS
'His books are a tonic for our jaded palates' - Jonathan Coe
'He makes the ordinary seem spooky and the uncanny seem believable' - Laurence Phelan, Independent on Sunday
'A master craftsman' - Ron Butlin, Sunday Herald
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Nicholas Royle
Nicholas Royle is the author of two previous collections, Mortality and Ornithology, as well as In Camera (with David Gledhill). His seven novels include The Director’s Cut, Antwerp, and First Novel. Reader in Creative Writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, he is head judge of the annual Manchester Fiction Prize and series editor of Best British Short Stories. He also runs Nightjar Press, publishing original short stories in chapbook format.
Novels
- Counterparts (1993)
- Saxophone Dreams (1996)
- The Matter of the Heart (1997)
- The Director's Cut (2000)
- Antwerp (2004)
- The Appetite (2008)
Gray Matter Novellas
Gray Matter Novellas consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
