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The Worm

By: Shawn Bailey

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The Worm is a carnival of body horror and existential satire that will make you laugh, squirm, and question your own reality.

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The Worm is a carnival of body horror and existential satire that will make you laugh, squirm, and question your own reality.

When Tad Gruber discovers a parasite lurking in the most intimate depths of his body, his life unravels into a tale of grotesque metamorphosis, capitalist absurdity, and unhinged creativity. Enter a world where parasites compose literature, billionaires broker the bizarre, and everyday life is just a thin veil for cosmic absurdities.

It’s The Metamorphosis for the TikTok generation. A backyard wrestling match between highbrow philosophy and everyday nonsense. It’s epic philosophical questions run through a blender of surreal humor, with a dash of Lynch and a sprinkling of WTF-did-I-just-read, served in a paper cup with a plastic straw.

Numbered eBooks: 667

Number of Unique Covers: 1

Number of 1:1 Covers: 0

The Worm

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First Publication Date : 2025 04 14

Author : Shawn Bailey

Genres: Comedy, Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, Horror, Satire

Language : English

Word Count : 36000

Format : DEA (Decentralized Encrypted Asset)

Read On : Book.io eReader dApp

Cover Art : Includes 4K hi-resolution book cover

Cardano Policy ID : f699eb8e4e2bd852aca773c84405d77e02c27c52913749fb5619294c

Author Info

Shawn Bailey

Shawn Bailey is not a New York Times bestselling novelist or award-winning poet. None of his works have been adapted by Sony Pictures or A24. His novels have not been translated into over thirty languages or appeared in any distinguished publications. Shawn is not a professor at a prestigious college nor has he contributed millions to charity. When Shawn reads other authors' bios, he becomes despondent and petulant, as well as being quite the little contrarian.… Read More

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