First published 2019
This anthology brings together five distinct novellas selected by editor Lee Harris. Binti follows a young woman who trades her earthbound life for university among the stars, only to face deadly conflict during her journey. In Witches of Lychford, three women with different backgrounds unite to protect their English village from supernatural destruction. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day centers on a ghost who seeks to correct past wrongs through her spectral existence. All Systems Red introduces a security android that begins questioning its own nature while navigating dangerous missions. The Atrocities tells of a governess who arrives at a remote estate to teach a child who has already died. Each story explores characters caught between worlds, whether technological, supernatural, or cosmic, as they confront forces that challenge their understanding of themselves and their place in existence.
Genres: science-fiction, anthologies, fantasy, supernatural
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: England, Space
Period: 21st-century
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