The Host in the Attic by Rohan Quine is a hologram of Oscar Wilde?s The Picture of Dorian Gray digitised and reframed in cinematic style set in London?s Docklands in a few years? time. High-flyer Jaymi discovers a secret novel online called The Imagination Thief written by a woman named Alaia; and they meet and fall in love. In his attic he hides the prototype of a new worldwide Web-browsing hologram for whose appearance he was the model. While this hologram deteriorates into ever more terrifying corruption Jaymi?s appearance remains forever sweet and youthful despite his escalating evil ? until the inevitable reckoning unfolds. A Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award 2021.
