Foe (Reid novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Iain Reid |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genres | Psychological thriller, horror, science fiction |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | August 7, 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 224 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-1-5011-0347-6 |
| OCLC | 1049548142 |
| 813/.6—dc23 | |
| LC Class | PR9199.4.R455 F64 2018 |
Foe is the second novel by Canadian writer Iain Reid. It was released in August 2018 in the United States by Simon & Schuster. The book has been described as a psychological thriller and horror fiction against a science fiction backdrop. Reid referred to it as a "philosophical suspense story". Foe is set in the near future and is about a married couple living on a remote farm whose lives are thrown in turmoil when a stranger arrives.
Foe was placed on the Horror Writers Association's 2018 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot for "Superior Achievement in a Novel". The book was translated into German by Anke Kreutzer and Eberhard Kreutzer as Enemy and published by Droemer in 2019.