Sarah Lotz

Four simultaneous plane crashes. Three child survivors. A religious fanatic who insists the three are harbingers of the apocalypse. What if he's right? The world is stunned when four commuter planes crash within hours of each other on different continents. Facing global panic, officials are under pressure to find the causes. With terrorist attacks and environmental factors ruled out, there doesn't appear to be a correlation between the crashes, except that in three of the four air disasters a child survivor is found in the wreckage. Dubbed 'The Three' by the international press, the children all exhibit disturbing behavioural problems, presumably caused by the horror they lived through and the unrelenting press attention. This attention becomes more than just intrusive when a rapture cult led by a charismatic evangelical minister insists that the survivors are three of the four harbingers of the apocalypse. The Three are forced to go into hiding, but as the children's behaviour becomes increasingly disturbing, even their guardians begin to question their miraculous survival...

A Novel

The Three

In this funny and poignant novel, two strangers learn that their soul mate might be both as close as breath and as distant as a star, from British Fantasy Award recipient Sarah Lotz. Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends who love and support her. She's given up on finding love, but that's fine. There's always Tinder. Nick thinks he has nothing: his writing career has stalled after early promise and his marriage is on the rocks, but that's fine. There's always gin. So when one of Nick's emails, a viciously funny screed intended for a non-paying client, accidentally pings into Bee's inbox, they decide to keep the conversation going. After all, they never have to meet. But the more they get to know each other, the more Bee and Nick realize they want to. They both notice strange pop culture or political references that crop up in their correspondence, but nothing odd enough to stop Bee and Nick for falling hard for each other. But when their efforts to meet in real life fail spectacularly, Bee and Nick discover that they're actually living in near-identical but parallel worlds. With a universe between them, Bee and Nick will discover how far they'll go to beat impossible odds.

The Impossible Us

The trip of their dreams becomes the holiday of their nightmares: DAY FOUR is Sarah Lotz's extraordinary, unmissable follow-up to the book that made headlines around the world, THE THREE - perfect for fans of The Shining Girls, The Passage and Lost. Four days into a five day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the ageing ship Beautiful Dreamer stops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew have no way to call for help. But everyone is certain that rescue teams will come looking for them soon. All they have to do is wait. That is, until the toilets stop working and the food begins to run out. When the body of a woman is discovered in her cabin the passengers start to panic. There's a murderer on board the Beautiful Dreamer... and maybe something worse.

Day Four

A cutting-edge thriller about one man's quest to discover horror lurking at the top of the world. Desperate to attract subscribers to his fledgling website, 'Journey to the Dark Side', ex-adrenalin junkie and slacker Simon Newman hires someone to guide him through the notorious Cwm Pot caves, so that he can film the journey and put it on the internet. With a tragic history, Cwm Pot has been off-limits for decades, and unfortunately for Simon, the guide he's hired is as unpredictable and dangerous as the watery caverns that lurk beneath the earth. After a brutal struggle for survival, Simon barely escapes with his life, but predictably, the gruesome footage he managed to collect down in the earth's bowels goes viral. Ignoring the warning signs of mental trauma, and eager to capitalize on his new internet fame, Simon latches onto another escapade that has that magic click-bait mix of danger and death - a trip to Everest. But up above 8000 feet, in the infamous Death Zone, he'll need more than his dubious morals and wits to guide him, especially when he uncovers the truth behind a decade-old tragedy - a truth that means he might not be coming back alive. A truth that will change him - and anyone who views the footage he captures - forever.

The White Road

Reclusive Irish bookseller Shaun Ryan has always believed that his older brother, Teddy, died in a car accident. It's only on his mother's deathbed that he learns the truth: Teddy, who was gay, fled the Catholic, deeply conservative County Wicklow for New York decades earlier. Shaun finds no sign of him in New York or anywhere else--until he comes across the unsolved murder of a John Doe whose description matches Teddy's. Desperate for information, Shaun tracks down Chris Guzman, a woman who runs a website dedicated to matching missing persons cases with unidentified bodies. Through Chris's site, a group of online cold case fanatics connect Teddy with the notorious "Boy in the Dress" murder, believed to be one of many committed by a serial killer targeting gay men. But who are these cold case fanatics, and how do they know so much about a case that left the police and the FBI stumped? With investigators, amateurs, and one sadistic killer on a collision course, Missing Person is Sarah Lotz at her most thrilling and terrifying.

Missing Person

This is not a love story. This is IMPOSSIBLE.

Impossible

AfroSF is the first Pan-African anthology of Science Fiction. It is comprised of original works only, from stellar established and upcoming African writers: Nnedi Okorafor, Sarah Lotz, Tendai Huchu, Cristy Zinn, Ashley Jacobs, Nick Wood, Tade Thompson, S.A. Partridge, Chinelo Onwualu, Uko Bendi Udo, Dave de Burgh, Biram Mboob, Sally-Ann Murray, Mandisi Nkomo, Liam Kruger, Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu, Joan De La Haye, Mia Arderne, Rafeeat Aliyu, Martin Stokes, Clifton Gachagua, and Efe Okogu.'Proposition 23' by Efe Okogu nominated for the 2013 BSFA awards."A ground-breaking anthology. I could not recommend it enough." -- Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winning author of Osama."AfroSF will serve as an admirable antidote for all those who have to be reminded that Africa is a continent, not a country. Both the stories and the authors are as diverse as any reader could wish...Looking over this broad assortment...it's clear that this anthology has lived up to its ambition...highly readable and enjoyable stories that take the raw materials of science fiction and give them a different spin...Although it is coming from a small press, it would be lovely if this anthology were to get some of the wider attention it deserves." -- Karen Burnham, Locus December 2012."Africa is in our future and AfroSF demonstrates that the same can be said of its authors. These stories have an energy and a vitality that is missing from much western science fiction today, and they're as varied as the continent itself. Read them and you'll find your new favourite authors. Recommended." -- Jim Steel, Interzone's Book Reviews editor and widely published short-story writer."The stories in AfroSF feature all the things fans of science fiction expect: deep space travel, dystopian landscapes, alien species, totalitarian bureaucracy, military adventure, neuro-enhanced nightlife, artificial intelligence, futures both to be feared and longed for. At once familiar and disarmingly original, these stories are fascinating for the diversity of voices at play and for the unique perspective each author brings to the genre. This is SF for the Twenty-first Century." -- David Anthony Durham, Campbell Award winning author of The Acacia Trilogy"I'd like the repurpose the title of an old anthropological study to describe this fine new anthology: 'African Genesis.' The stories in this unprecedented, full-spectrum collection of tales by African writers must surely represent, by virtue of their wit, vigor, daring, and passion, the genesis of a bright new day for Afrocentric science fiction. The contributors here are utterly conversant with all SF subgenres, and employ a full suite of up-to-date concepts and tools to convey their continent-wide, multiplex, idiosyncratic sense of wonder. With the publication of this book, the global web of science fiction is strengthened and invigorated by the inclusion of some hitherto neglected voices." -- Paul Di Filippo, co-author of Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010."This is a book of subtle refractions and phantasmic resonances. The accumulated reading effect is one of deep admiration at the exuberance of the twenty-first century human imagination." -- A. Igoni Barrett, author of Love is Power, Or Something Like That."AfroSF is an intense and varied anthology of fresh work. Readers and writers who like to explore new viewpoints will enjoy this book." -- Brenda Cooper, author of The Creative Fire.

Science Fiction by African Writers: AfroSF, #1

Neljäs päivä

Kolme

Dört

O mundo vive atordoado com a trágica coincidência. À beira do pânico global, as autoridades são pressionadas a encontrar as causas que motivaram os acidentes. Com terrorismo e desastres ambientais fora da equação, não parece haver uma correlação lógica, tirando o facto de ter havido uma criança sobrevivente em três dos quatro acidentes. Intituladas Os Três pela imprensa internacional, as crianças exibem distúrbios de comportamento, presumivelmente causados pelo horror que viveram e pela pressão da comunicação social. Esta pressão torna-se ainda mais intrusiva quando um culto religioso liderado por um ministro fanático insiste que as crianças são três dos quatro profetas do Apocalipse. E se, para mal de toda a Humanidade, ele tiver razão?

Os Três

Quattro giorni dopo

Paris is eternal. Art is love. Friendship is forever. Except when it isn't. You're seventeen. One night, more or less by accident, you set fire to a garden shed. Naturally, you pack up and run off to Paris, certain you can make enough money off your art to get by. You're young, you're talented, you're full of life, and you have your best friend in all the world by your side. What could possibly go wrong? Sarah Lotz's hilarious, heartbreaking first novel has only ever been published in South Africa. Now Hodder & Stoughton are proud to be bringing it to a world-wide audience, newly edited and with an all-new cover.

Pompidou Posse

Nnedi Okorafor

"AfroSF" is the first ever anthology of Science Fiction by African writers only that was open to submissions from across Africa and abroad. It is comprised of original (previously unpublished) works only, from stellar established and upcoming African writers: Nnedi Okorafor, Sarah Lotz, Tendai Huchu, Cristy Zinn, Ashley Jacobs, Nick Wood, Tade Thompson, S.A. Partridge, Chinelo Onwualu, Uko Bendi Udo, Dave de Burgh, Biram Mboob, Sally-Ann Murray, Mandisi Nkomo, Liam Kruger, Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu, Joan De La Haye, Mia Arderne, Rafeeat Aliyu, Martin Stokes, Clifton Gachagua, and Efe Okogu.'Proposition 23' by Efe Okogu nominated for the 2013 BSFA Awards."A ground-breaking anthology. I could not recommend it enough." - Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winning author of "Osama."""AfroSF" will serve as an admirable antidote for all those who have to be reminded that Africa is a continent, not a country. Both the stories and the authors are as diverse as any reader could wish...Looking over this broad assortment...it's clear that this anthology has lived up to its ambition...highly readable and enjoyable stories that take the raw materials of science fiction and give them a different spin...Although it is coming from a small press, it would be lovely if this anthology were to get some of the wider attention it deserves." - Karen Burnham, "Locus" December 2012."Africa is in our future and "AfroSF" demonstrates that the same can be said of its authors. These stories have an energy and a vitality that is missing from much western science fiction today, and they're as varied as the continent itself. Read them and you'll find your new favourite authors. Recommended." - Jim Steel, "Interzone"'s Book Reviews editor and widely published short-story writer."The stories in "AfroSF" feature all the things fans of science fiction expect: deep space travel, dystopian landscapes, alien species, totalitarian bureaucracy, military adventure, neuro-enhanced nightlife, artificial intelligence, futures both to be feared and longed for. At once familiar and disarmingly original, these stories are fascinating for the diversity of voices at play and for the unique perspective each author brings to the genre. This is SF for the Twenty-first Century." - David Anthony Durham, Campbell Award winning author of "The Acacia Trilogy.""I'd like the repurpose the title of an old anthropological study to describe this fine new anthology: 'African Genesis.' The stories in this unprecedented, full-spectrum collection of tales by African writers must surely represent, by virtue of their wit, vigor, daring, and passion, the genesis of a bright new day for Afrocentric science fiction. The contributors here are utterly conversant with all SF subgenres, and employ a full suite of up-to-date concepts and tools to convey their continent-wide, multiplex, idiosyncratic sense of wonder. With the publication of this book, the global web of science fiction is strengthened and invigorated by the inclusion of some hitherto neglected voices." - Paul Di Filippo, co-author of "Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010.""This is a book of subtle refractions and phantasmic resonances. The accumulated reading effect is one of deep admiration at the exuberance of the twenty-first century human imagination." - A. Igoni Barrett, author of "Love is Power, Or Something Like That."""AfroSF" is an intense and varied anthology of fresh work. Readers and writers who like to explore new viewpoints will enjoy this book." - Brenda Cooper, author of "The Creative Fire."

Science Fiction by African Writers

Afrosf

«Un thriller coinvolgente e raffinato, una scoperta eccezionale.» The Guardian «L'autrice trascina il lettore in una storia ambigua e ad altissima tensione. Un romanzo travolgente» The Indipendent Uno è un caso Due sono una coincidenza Tre sono un segno 12 gennaio 2012, il giorno che ha cambiato la Storia. Il giorno in cui quattro aerei di linea si sono schiantati al suolo: in quattro continenti diversi e quasi nello stesso istante. Nessun atto di terrorismo, solo un’assurda, tragica fatalità. O forse no. Perché, contro ogni logica, in tre casi ci sono stati dei superstiti. Tre bambini, usciti senza nemmeno un graffio dai rottami. E ben presto quei bambini sono diventati prima un mistero inspiegabile, poi un enigma inquietante. Nel disastro aereo in Giappone, infatti, un altro passeggero è sopravvissuto all’impatto, sebbene solo per pochi istanti, riuscendo a registrare un messaggio vocale sul cellulare: «Eccoli... Il bambino guarda i morti ossignore quanti sono... Adesso vengono a cercarmi. Presto ce ne andremo tutti... Il bambino, lui non deve...» Sono passati mesi da quel maledetto giorno, eppure i Tre – come sono stati chiamati i bambini superstiti – sono ancora al centro del dibattito mondiale. Per fare luce sul mistero, alla giornalista Elspeth Martins non rimane che raccogliere tutte le informazioni disponibili, comprese le interviste rilasciate nel corso del tempo da chi si è preso cura di loro dopo gli incidenti aerei. E una cosa ben presto risulta chiara. I Tre hanno una forte influenza su chi sta loro vicino. A volte è un’influenza positiva, a volte invece è come se emanassero una forza malefica. E più Elspeth indaga sulla storia dei Tre, più gli interrogativi si accavallano. Chi sono – o cosa sono − davvero quei bambini? Una semplice anomalia statistica? Messaggeri di Dio, inviati sulla terra per uno scopo ancora oscuro? O il Segno premonitore della fine dei tempi? Molte domande, una sola risposta: questo romanzo.

Il segno

«Preparatevi a salpare per una crociera da incubi». Stephen King «Sarah Lotz è una scrittrice inimitabile nel controllare la tensione che cresce inesorabile capitolo dopo capitolo, avviluppando il lettore. Un romanzo coinvolgente,oscuro e originale». The Guardian «Se al timone c'è Sarah Lotz, non vedo l'ora di imbarcarmi sulla prossima diabolica crociera!» The New York Times Due anziane vedove, un medico, un blogger spregiudicato, un ex poliziotto, una giovane steward, un marito infedele: ognuno di loro nasconde segreti oscuri. E la verità verrà a galla quando saranno messi di fronte all’impossibile... Ai tremila passeggeri della Beautiful Dreamer, partiti da tre giorni per una crociera nel mar dei Caraibi, sembra davvero di vivere un sogno. Il quarto giorno, però, i motori all’improvviso smettono di funzionare, così come tutti i sistemi di comunicazione. Alla deriva in mezzo all’oceano, con le scorte di cibo e acqua che iniziano a scarseggiare e senza nessuna traccia di una missione di salvataggio, la situazione sembra volgere al peggio. Eppure non è finita. Una donna viene infatti trovata morta nella sua cabina e diverse persone lamentano i primi sintomi di una strana malattia. L’equipaggio cerca di mantenere la calma, tuttavia sempre più passeggeri vengono presi dal panico, mentre qualcuno arriva addirittura a ipotizzare che non ci sia niente di casuale in quell'avaria. Ma chi avrebbe potuto sabotare la nave? E per quale motivo, poi? Una sola cosa è certa: più passa il tempo, più nella mente di tutti si insinua il dubbio che qualcuno – o qualcosa – stia tramando nell’ombra perché nessuno esca vivo di lì...

Apartament

Naomi Alderman

Daniel Polansky

Rachel Swirsky

Now collected into a single volume, editors Lavie Tidhar and Rebecca Levene bring you the groundbreaking anthologies Jews vs Zombies and Jews vs Aliens, which pose the two most important questions asked in the past 2000 years: what happens when the Chosen People meet aliens... or the living dead? With authors ranging from Orange Prize winner Naomi Alderman to The Big Bang Theory's writer/producer Eric Kaplan, and from BSFA Award winner Adam Roberts to BFS Best Newcomer Sarah Lotz, the stories range from the light-hearted to the profound. "If you will it, it is no dream!" as Theodor Herzl said: and no doubt he had just these anthologies in mind. Jews vs Aliens and Jews vs Zombies are the must have anthologies of the year.

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