From the bestselling author of Ascension, Nicholas Binge, Abyss is a creeping, Lovecraftian horror about work, technology and existential dread.
Joe Rice is lost - lonely, disconnected and terminally online. His new job as an administrative assistant at the Ponos corporation seems like just another unfulfilling stop-gap. But from his first day, something is deeply wrong. The vast Canary Wharf office is empty, his line manager is a bundle of paranoid energy, and his work is monitored by WellBot, an AI wellness chatbot that demands total honesty while tracking his every move.
As Joe's tasks descend into a surreal nightmare, he'll eventually learn that handing in his notice could have deadly consequences . . .
'The horror book for our modern age' - Grimdark Magazine
'A compelling and haunting read' - SFX
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Praise for Nicholas Binge
'Old-school creepy . . . five-star horror' - Stephen King
'Extremity is a fantastic, twisty, exhilarating novella . . . easily in the running for best novella of the year' - The Fantasy Hive
'Binge is an author to watch' - TJ Klune
| ISBN: | 9781037402098 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 2026 |
| Author: | Nicholas Binge |
| Publisher: | Nightfire an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 147 pages |
| Genres: |
Horror and Supernatural Fiction Novella (Short Novel) Dystopian and utopian fiction |
From the bestselling author of Ascension, Nicholas Binge, Abyss is a creeping, Lovecraftian horror about work, technology and existential dread.
Joe Rice is lost - lonely, disconnected and terminally online. His new job as an administrative assistant at the Ponos corporation seems like just another unfulfilling stop-gap. But from his first day, something is deeply wrong. The vast Canary Wharf office is empty, his line manager is a bundle of paranoid energy, and his work is monitored by WellBot, an AI wellness chatbot that demands total honesty while tracking his every move.
As Joe's tasks descend into a surreal nightmare, he'll eventually learn that handing in his notice could have deadly consequences . . .
'The horror book for our modern age' - Grimdark Magazine
'A compelling and haunting read' - SFX
* * *
Praise for Nicholas Binge
'Old-school creepy . . . five-star horror' - Stephen King
'Extremity is a fantastic, twisty, exhilarating novella . . . easily in the running for best novella of the year' - The Fantasy Hive
'Binge is an author to watch' - TJ Klune
Abyss features in the following genres: Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Novella (Short Novel), Dystopian and utopian fiction
Abyss is available in Hardback
Abyss was written by Nicholas Binge and published by Nightfire an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Abyss has 147 pages
£13.49