Tatratea

by Alex Woodroe

150 pages, Paperback

Expected publication October 20, 2026

About the author

Romanian writer and editor of dark speculative fiction. Editor-in-chief of Tenebrous Press and writer of WHISPERWOOD, THE NIGHT SHIP, and TATRATEA, as well as short stories and articles.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fans of Premee Mohamed's Butcher of the Forest will be right at home in this psychedelic post-apocalyptic fantasy. Rarely has an author played with the unreliable narrator mechanism as effectively as Woodroe does here. The periphery of this Wonderland world is always a little blurry, but that keeps the reader's tunnel vision focused squarely on the madness they're witnessing. If the Haunting of Hill House took place in Area X of the Southern Reach, it would look something like this addictive novella and its accompanying short, which hails from the same intriguing near-future realm. The plot moves quickly and there are marvels and horrors in equal measure around every corner. A compulsively readable fantasy adventure.

Count your fingers and check your reflection, it's all about set and setting in Tatratea.