The Fungus Explained

The Fungus
Author:	Harry Adam Knight
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction, horror
Published:	1985

The Fungus is a novel by Harry Adam Knight published in 1985.

Plot summary

A scientist attempting to solve world hunger creates a fungus that mutates and spreads across all of England.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Fungus for White Dwarf #66, and called it "revolting".^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Richard E. Geis (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Winter 1985^[2]
• Review by Tom Whitmore (1989) in Locus, #345, October 1989
• Review by Terry Broome (1990) in Paperback Inferno, #85
• Review by Justin Marriott (2020) in Pulp Horror: All Reviews Special Edition

Notes and References

1. Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 66 . 8 . . June 1985.
2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12149