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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

‘A spectacular car crash of a novel that is as compelling as it is challenging, as sickening as it is seductive. Vowles has announced himself with a bang… as an audacious new voice in Australian literature – a rare writer who dares to wade deep into the muck to explore the grimy underbelly of modern desire.’ The Guardian

‘Gripping… a glimpse into the human heart.’ Australian Book Review

‘A wholly original perspective on the literary thriller genre.’ Readings

‘Twisty and menacing… unsettling and memorable. Thomas Vowles hooks the reader early, showcasing his screenwriting past with a strong sense of place, masterfully paced plot, believable characters, and impressively authentic dialogue.’ Books + Publishing

‘A fresh and exciting new voice in Australian literature.’ Good Reading Magazine

‘The twenty-first-century bright young things in Thomas Vowles’s very impressive debut novel are aloofly beautiful and nonchalantly evil. It’s a rush of a read, pleasurable and disturbing in equal measure.’ Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap

‘Thomas Vowles has written something sui generis – a heaving, sinister, sweaty vision of contemporary queer Melbourne. Our New Gods is a gay Bildungsroman with a knife’s twist: I was hooked and couldn’t look away, even when the seediness of obsession and unfounded desire made me desperately want to. Reading this is like watching a car crash in slow motion but you’re the driver and you meant to do it.’ Madeleine Gray, author of Green Dot

‘The publication of Our New Gods is cause for celebration, for it signals the emergence of a gripping, unique and unexpected voice in Australian literature. Thomas Vowles is the real deal.’ Sophie Cunningham, author of This Devastating Fever

‘Enthralling, dark, elegant, sexy, electrifying. This taut debut has it all. Thomas Vowles is a thrilling new talent in Australian fiction.’ Emily Bitto, author of Wild Abandon

ABOUT OUR NEW GODS

Ash has recently arrived in Melbourne and fallen in love with his charismatic new friend James. After witnessing a disturbing altercation at a party, Ash suspects that James’s mysterious boyfriend is hiding a sinister side. Is he dangerous? Or is Ash’s jealousy fuelling paranoid delusions?

A compulsive novel that offers no easy answers, Our New Gods marks the electrifying debut of a major talent. It has an assuredness that reflects Thomas Vowles’s success as a screenwriter: the atmosphere is taut, the plot twists are dizzying, and the story will haunt readers long after the final page.