About Symbiotes by Amanda Linnemeyer
In tightly controlled Terris, your future is rooted in the symbiotic fungi you bond with—organisms that grant abilities to serve society’s needs. But Sora questions the overbearing Committee and longs for more than her isolated community offers.
When she and her friends break the rules and venture deep into the forest, they stumble upon a terrifying new fungus. A sudden burst of spores sends them scattering, and someone among them bonds with the deadly shroom, unleashing fear and a monstrous new threat.
In the chaos, Sora accidentally bonds with another unknown mushroom, giving her strange abilities of her own. Now, she may be the only one who can stop the horror descending on her home.
As the Death Shrooms twist bodies and minds, Sora must face a bone-chilling question: can she embrace her unexpected power to stop the nightmare engulfing Terris, or will her unique bond make her the next target?
Amanda Linnemeyer’s debut novel, Symbiotes, is perfect for lovers of YA horror, fantasy, and dystopian tales. It comes out October 7, 2025, but is available for preorder now at your favorite bookseller as well as on Amazon and the publisher’s website (which has signed copies!)
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Author Bio:
Amanda Linnemeyer was born and raised in Portland, Oregon but now considers herself a Texan after spending most of her adulthood in San Antonio. She attended Brigham Young University and graduated Cum Laude with an English degree and emphasis in Creative Writing (though she never managed to make it through the waitlist for Brandon Sanderson’s class). She and her physician husband have two incredible daughters who are polar opposites of each other, and currently live in Florida as an Air Force family. In her free time Amanda loves crafting, puzzles, bowling, trying new restaurants, watching tv and movies, playing with her dog, and–of course–reading.
Her first book, Symbiotes, comes out 10/07/25, and her second book, Hollow Daggers, is an adult speculative thriller and comes out Fall 2026.
Amanda is repped by Kristine Epps at Birch Literary