THE SKIN FACTORY BY LUCAS PEDERSON: A SCI-FI/HORROR THRILLER FOR THE YOUTH…

THE STORY:

Chase is trapped in a netherworld factory where he’s forced to build human bodies for dark beings known as the Wardens to infiltrate our world. When Chase overhears a plan to infect humanity with soul-eating spores called the obsidious, he escapes the Factory to save his mom and sister, Andi.

Only there’s a mix-up and Chase accidentally possesses a girl’s body to escape in.

In our world, his mom is confined to an asylum, while Andi has already been infected with the obsidious. If Chase can purge the stuff from Andi, convince her he’s really her brother, maybe they can save their mom. But whatever is locked inside the asylum might be the very evil Chase came back to save them from.

But no matter what vessel he is in he still has to save the people he loves and maybe even all of humanity if he is feeling up to the task.

The premise for THE SKIN FACTORY is certainly a unique one. The teen boy suffers a gnarly death at the hands of his abusive father and he’s put on his “path” to the afterlife. But an entity steals him o and takes him to the factory.

I love the authors writing and really enjoyed the fun ‘swear words’ and phrases he made up for Chase to use. These definitely added to Chase’s smart-assed attitude.

This was a very solid YA sci-fi horror, quick and easy to read, and I just found out it’s going to be in three parts so I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Lucas Pederson is the author of short stories, anthologies, and novels. He has an extremely dark, imaginative mind full of horrors, and a unique writing style that will draw you into his world of nightmares. If you don’t believe it, then you’re going to have to read this book to see what I am talking about.

Kindle Edition, 198 pages

Published December 24th 2019 by LVP Publications

4/5 STARS