''The Fungus'' is a novel by

Harry Adam Knight John Raymond Brosnan (7 October 1947 – 11 April 2005) was an Australian writer of both fiction and non-fiction works in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and died in South Harrow, London, fro ...

published in 1985.

Plot summary

A scientist attempting to solve world hunger creates a fungus that mutates and spreads across all of England.

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...

reviewed ''The Fungus'' for ''

White Dwarf A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...

'' #66, and called it "revolting".

Reviews

* Review by Richard E. Geis (1985) in ''

Science Fiction Review Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzine ...

'', Winter 1985https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12149 * Review by Tom Whitmore (1989) in ''

Locus Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to: Entertainment * Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front * ''Locus'' (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine ** ''Locus Award' ...

'', #345, October 1989 * Review by Terry Broome (1990) in ''Paperback Inferno'', #85 * Review by Justin Marriott (2020) in ''Pulp Horror: All Reviews Special Edition''

References

1985 novels English-language novels {{1980s-sf-novel-stub