Release Date
09-01-2024Formats
Ebook, PaperbackEBook ISBN
9th January 2024 | 9781915202918 | eBook | £4.99Paperback ISBN
9th January 2024 | 9781915202901 | Paperback | £9.99/$17.99/$23.99
Maud Woolf is a Scottish speculative writer with a particular focus on horror and science fiction. Her work has appeared in a variety of online magazines, including Metaphorosis Magazine where her short story ‘The Stranding’ was selected to appear in the Best of Metaphorosis 2020. Over the course of her life she’s worked a number of jobs including waitressing, comic book selling, sign holding and as a tour guide at a German dollhouse museum. When not exploring Glasgow’s labyrinthine system of abandoned tunnels she spends most of her free time watching old hollywood films and attempting to knit.
“A dazzling noirish romp… By turns sad, introspective, and defiantly optimistic, this tale of self-hatred, self-love, and self-discovery delights.”
– Publishers Weekly, starred review
“In THIRTEEN WAYS TO KILL LULABELLE ROCK, Maud Woolf playfully and skilfully explores an intriguing premise – a protagonist created to kill her own clones. Blade Runner meets Killing Eve in this clever and funny speculative thriller.”
– Guy Morpuss, author of Five Minds and Black Lake Mirror
“A doppeltastic delight that explores identity and skewers celebrity culture.”
– Ever Dundas, author of Goblin and HellSans
“Thirteen Ways is iridescent, drawing you in with all its shiny colours and propelling you through the mystery and horror of Lulabelle Rock and Bubble City. It’s complicated. And really quite brilliantly simple.”
– Joma West, author of Face
“Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock is an addictively enthralling sci-fi thriller with razor sharp prose, cinematic scenes and a surprising tender exploration of experiencing the highs and lows of life and finding love.”
– Nils Shukla, The Fantasy Hive
“Lulabelle Rock is a must-read for fans of Black Mirror, Blake Crouch, and sci-fi that passes the Bechdel test. I don’t often see books in this genre that can balance speculative elements with this much heart. Woolf is a debut author to watch.”
– Amber, @seekingdystopia on Instagram
“Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock is a debut that is as riveting as it is emotionally charged. It is one that sunk its claws in early and kept moving right along with its imaginative storytelling and sardonic humor. Woolf is an author to keep an eye on.”
– FanFiAddict
“An insightful look at the unrealities of fame, this book explores identity and independence in a near future setting. The Lulabelles are as memorable and heartbreaking as they are unique. Woolf leaves the reader feeling thoughtful and introspective with her debut novel.”
– Fiction Fans Podcast
“This book altered my brain chemistry. I’ll forever be fascinated by Lulabelle and her portraits.”
– Charli, @bookishcharli on Instagram