Murder Most Fungal by Adrian Gibson

Bingo Square: Feast Your Eyes on This

Other Bingo Squares: Older Protagonist (HM); Small Press or Self-Published; Published in 2026

Like insects, I'm interested in fungi. I blame George R.R. Martin's Haviland Tuf for convincing me mushrooms are food and Merlin Sheldrake for making them so fascinating.

So, when this was published, I was intensely curious about it and u/acornett 's ask for fungal inspired books moved this up to the top of the pile.

How was it? Pretty good, but I admit I had to be in the right head space to enjoy it. First, I don't know much about the occupation of Japan, but Gibson lifted from it wholesale. Yes, the serial numbers were removed, but I could still tell where it came from. This is a secondary world fantasy having more in common with Robert Jackson Bennett’s Divine Cities trilogy or Martha Wells’ Ile Rien books. So, while it rhymes with our history and world, the words are different.

Pocho Jiro is interesting.…