Josh is a fourteen year-old boy living in a world where the global economic recession has led to money being devalued.
Three days ago, his parents went out for supplies. They left Josh and his older brother, Archie, behind.
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From Nigerian author ‘Pemi Aguda comes “Masquerade Season,” a Tor.com Original short story
Pauly is a good son. When he brings home three beautiful Masquerades, he’s expecting that his mother will be proud of him. But when his mother...
Claire moved around to the side of the house to watch her best friend Samantha make love to her boyfriend. Mesmerised by the scene in front of her she didn’t notice the stranger who snuck up behind her.
And when the stranger started to caress...
The incredible words in the diary stood — clearly accusing: Last night I sharpened the kitchen knives for her. When I finished the largest carving knife she took it and held it so tightly her knuckles showed white. “This is my pet,” she said....
A collection of short stories by the author of Madensky Square reveals the writer’s ability to write funny and erudite historical fiction.
From Publishers Weekly
Known for her neatly fashioned romance fiction, Ibbotson (Madensky Square)...
That day, the world turned upside down. We didn’t know why it happened. Some of us wondered whether it was our fault. Whether we had been praying to the wrong gods, or whether we had said the wrong things. But it wasn’t like that—the world...
Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The Test
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Britain, the not-too-distant future.
Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.
He wants his family to belong.
Twenty-five questions to...