Phantom Limb

A wild, funny holy relic of a novel about the creation myths of Scotland and the colossal loss of faith and meaning of modern society, Phantom Limb is the spiritual counterpart to novels such as Nicola Barker's Darkmans , Kevin Barry's Beatlebone and Benjamin Myers's Cuddy and the stunning baptism of a new, original writer, Chris Kohler.

A thrillingly unfettered debut... Phantom Limb is its own kind of miraculous relic: disturbing and mesmerising, the work of a writer possessed of a rare power and vision

Wonderfully farcical and apocalyptic... A novel of considerable charm and energy, summoning a mad world that resembles our own

Chris Kohler's prose is gorgeous throughout... This excellent debut is well worth the journey

Captivating... A striking, grand vision

With shades of John Byrne and Alasdair Gray, Phantom Limb is to be treasured. A wonderfully strange, full-of-heart debut

At once playful and deeply moving, ancient and shockingly new, Phantom Limb is a tremendous read: full of wisdom, madness, kindness and action. You won't read anything quite like it

I hear a voice, singing in the wilderness - its sound is strange and it is beautiful. Chris Kohler's Phantom Limb is the Scottish novel I have been waiting on for so long

Phantom Limb is a chaotic, poignant, grotty, frightening, gleeful cacophony of a book

One of the most wondrous debuts I've ever read, full of wit and wisdom, history, mystery and meaning, and a profound sense of what it is to try to be a human being. Superb

Chris Kohler is from Glasgow, Scotland. His short stories have been published in 3AM , Egress , The Stinging Fly , The Moth , Gutter , Dark Mountain and Minor Literatures . He was shortlisted for the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize 2023. Phantom Limb is his debut novel.