The Dorians by Nick Cutter
Gallery Books (May 2026)
Reviewed by Briana Morgan
What would you give up to be young again, and what would you do with this new lease on life? These complex bioethical dilemmas form the backbone of Nick Cutter’s The Dorians, a medical/body horror novel released in May of this year. Taking its name from The Picture of Dorian Gray, Cutter’s latest release explores themes of aging, immortality, and humanity’s quest for meaning.
In The Dorians, five terminally ill, elderly people planning to go through assisted suicide are stopped at the last minute and offered the chance to serve as test subjects for an experimental anti-aging procedure. Spearheaded by nineteen-year-old wunderkind Dr. Astrid, the procedure involves implanting a hydra in each participant’s body, which will reverse the progress of their illness and, by extension, their physical age.Continue Reading
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