• "The complete picture is as unique as the vast mountain at the book’s center. For fans of well-wrought science fiction and cosmic horror scares, “Ascension” is worth the climb."

    —The New York Times, Editor’s Choice Pick

  • "Thrilling, breathlessly paced, and poses thorny questions about time, fate, grief, and the nature of the self. Is it the accomplishment that makes us human or the quest?"

    —Vulture, Best Books of 2023

  • "Ascension is thoroughly recommended—a macabre, escapist pleasure for the thoughtful set.

    —The Wall Street Journal

  • "Binge has written a profound and elegiac story that examines science, faith and the concept of humanity itself - what it means to live and die, to yearn and strive, and all the spaces in between. I will be thinking about this one for a long time!"

    —Sunyi Dean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters

  • "Incredible... Pitch perfect. Binge elevates this above similar fiction."

    — Publisher’s Weekly, starred review.

  • "Impossible to put down. A real page-turner. Binge is an author to watch."

    —Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Justice of Kings

  • “A rollicking good read. Playful, inventive, and vivid, with addictive narrative drive. Astonishingly accomplished.”

    —Lionel Shriver

  • "A heady mix of wildly imaginative, action-packed storytelling and probing philosophical examination of—quite literally—the meaning of life…. It’s also a sustained reflection on the limits of being human."

    —The Chicago Review of Books

  • “Binge’s eerie speculative thriller looks both outward at the edges of scientific understanding, and inward at the meaning of responsibility, remorse and the human capacity for salvaging mercy from tragedy.”

    —The Washington Post

  • "A weird and wonderful horror novel. . . Binge is an author to watch. A fantastic achievement."

    —TJ Klune, NYT bestselling author of In The Lives of Puppets

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NICHOLAS BINGE

Nicholas Binge is a bestselling author of speculative thrillers, literary science-fiction, and horror. His novels include Ascension (2023) and Professor Everywhere (2020). Binge is based in Edinburgh, UK, where he also lectures in creative writing.