<p><em>Episcript for the Cadaverous Brethren of Purity</em> is a slathering of testimonial DNA twisted helices breeding continental mosques oracular spiders slave revolts and world breakers suicide saints and subdermal sleeper agents cage organisms a bordello of sizzling human grease deepfake Mahdis switcheroo civil wars red herring dynasties eunuchs who divide by nuclear fission gravitational odalisques deranging client destinies caliphal clowns and slap-takers budget warlords and fiscal meat grinders mold spore bureaucracies a museum of schismatic heads.</p><p></p><p>Arreshy Young's debut novel is a baroque masterwork of contemporary American fiction.</p>