The Death I Gave Him
Paperback edition of 2023's āCompellingly readable and unreservedly commendableā (Financial Times) queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet
A Twenty-First Century Hamlet.
Hayden Lichfieldās life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge meā¦
With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other peopleāhis uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Feliciaās father Paulāone of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the labās resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the buildingās secrets, uncover his fatherās lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.