Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series?"

"There are two books in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series, published between 2017 and 2023."

Q: "What is the first book in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series?"

"The first book in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series is Tender Is the Flesh, published in 2017."

Q: "What is Tender Is the Flesh about?"

"Tender Is the Flesh is set in a near-future world where a virus has made all animal meat toxic to humans. In response, society has legalized the breeding and slaughter of humans for food. The novel follows Marcos, a worker at a processing plant, who receives a female specimen as a gift and begins to question the system he participates in."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Tender Is the Flesh	2017	Agustina Bazterrica	Buy
2	The Unworthy	2023	Agustina Bazterrica	Buy

Agustina Bazterrica’s standalone novels deal with uncomfortable questions about what people will accept when institutions normalize violence. Tender Is the Flesh, her debut novel translated into English, gained a cult following for its premise alone, but the book works because of its restrained, matter-of-fact tone. The horror comes not from graphic scenes but from how ordinary everything feels to the characters living inside the system.

The Unworthy, her second novel, shifts setting but keeps that same interest in power structures and the people trapped within them. Both books have been translated from Spanish and have found large audiences outside Argentina.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series?

There are two books in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series, published between 2017 and 2023.

What is the first book in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Agustina Bazterrica Standalone Novels series is Tender Is the Flesh, published in 2017.

What is Tender Is the Flesh about?

Tender Is the Flesh is set in a near-future world where a virus has made all animal meat toxic to humans. In response, society has legalized the breeding and slaughter of humans for food. The novel follows Marcos, a worker at a processing plant, who receives a female specimen as a gift and begins to question the system he participates in.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order