The Design: A Short Horror Story

China Miéville

Feb 2020 · Come Join Us By the Fire Book 35 · Nightfire · Narrated by Gerard Doyle

About this audiobook

"The Design" is a short horror story by award-winning author China Miéville, one of 35 entries in the audio anthology Come Join Us by the Fire.

An anatomy student cuts open a cadaver to discover impossibly intricate designs carved into a corpse’s bones—designs clearly present from birth, bearing mute testimony to . . . what?

Come Join Us by the Fire, edited by Theresa DeLucci, is an audio-only horror anthology of 35 short stories from Nightfire Books, a horror imprint of Tor Books. The collection showcases the breadth of talent writing in the horror genre today, with contributions from a wide range of bestselling genre luminaries including China Miéville, Chuck Wendig, Richard Kadrey, and Victor LaValle; Shirley Jackson Award winners Paul Tremblay, Priya Sharma, and Sam J. Miller; Nebula Award winners Brooke Bolander, Alyssa Wong, Kij Johnson; and many, many more.

Ratings and reviews

Interesting story and concept. Would have liked to understand the relationship more, but overall a wonderful story.

It was ok not one of my favorites.

Very Interesting concept and great reader. Definitely got the creepy vibes.

About the author

China Miéville is the author of numerous books, including This Census-Taker,Three Moments of an Explosion, Railsea, Embassytown, Kraken, The City & The City, and Perdido Street Station. His works have won the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (three times). He lives and works in London.