Semipalatinsk Polygon, 1965.
The Soviets run the Chagan Test, their first experiment in underground nuclear detonation.
It's a cover.
Deep beneath the earth, in a bunker, they are bio-engineering soldiers to adapt to the extreme conditions of a thermonuclear war.
But their human subjects get out of control, and the project's survivors are transferred to a new base hidden at the site of the proposed Chernobyl nuclear plant.
Professor Petrov is one such survivor.
Marked by the horrors he has witnessed, and obsessed with Boni, a dangerous Muse he has created in the lab, the scientist slides into an abyss of alcoholism and madness.
Meanwhile, in the zone outside Chernobyl, strange sightings and horrific murders fuel a twenty-year manhunt, culminating in a surprising and dramatic showdown.
Alessandro Manzetti is attracting a lot of attention in the horror field, and my guess he's about to attract a lot more.
- Joe R.
Lansdale Alessandro Manzetti is a major new voice in horror fiction.
Bold, daring and unafraid.
- Richard Chizmar The Keeper of Chernobyl is a dark, atmospheric thriller that takes you inside the head of its protagonist and doesn't let you escape - Glenn Cooper The Keeper of Chernobyl is suspensful dark and intense thriller, makes you ask for more - Sebastian Fitzek The Keeper of Chernobyl is a perfect balance between plot and science of science fiction.
- Marcello Simoni.
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