A science fiction thriller of first contact in the manner of Alien and Mimic. Vivid and disturbing, The Visicuous contains depictions of death and mutilation, with adult themes of murder, suicide, cannibalism, eroticism and sexual promiscuity. The prose is a measured and intelligent balance to the horrific and sensual subject matter, the violence and sex necessarily advancing an adult plot of alien infestation and psychosexual murder.