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A haunting journey through a world reborn from digital ashes. In a post-apocalyptic Earth, The Ragpicker, bonded to a life-sustaining 'secondskin,' searches for his lost husband amidst failing avatars and fragmented memories. His quest is disrupted by Ysmany, a courageous girl fleeing a tyrannical town to protect a vulnerable orphan.

Together, they navigate a treacherous landscape, grappling with echoes of the past and the promise of a new beginning. Can they find sanctuary and meaning in a world where technology and humanity collide? A lyrical blend of science fiction, horror, and hope, this unforgettable tale explores love, forgiveness, and the enduring power of connection.

Welcome to Dark Factory! You may experience strobe effects, Y reality, DJ beats, love, sex, betrayal, triple shot espresso, broken bones, broken dreams, ecstasy, self-knowledge, and the void. Dark Factory is a dance club: three floors of DJs, drinks, and customizable reality, everything you see and hear and feel. Ari Regon is the club's wild card floor manager, Max Caspar is a stubborn DIY artist, both chasing a vision of true reality. And rogue journalist Marfa Carpenter is there to write it all down. Then a rooftop rave sets in motion a fathomless energy that may drive Ari and Max to the edge of the ultimate experience. Dark Factory is Kathe Koja’s wholly original new novel from Meerkat Press that combines her award-winning writing and her skill directing immersive events to create a story that unfolds on the page, online, and in the reader's creative mind. www.Darkfactory.club

Shirley Jackson Award-winning author J. Ashley-Smith’s first collection, The Measure of Sorrow, draws together ten new and previously acclaimed stories of dark speculative fiction. In these pages a black reef holds the secret to an interminable coastal limbo; a father struggles to relate to his estranged children in a post-bushfire wilderness; an artist records her last days in conversation with her unborn child; a brother and sister are abandoned to the manifestations of their uncle’s insanity; a suburban neighbourhood succumbs to an indescribable malaise; teenage ravers fall in with an eldritch crowd; a sensitive New Age guy commits a terminal act of passive-aggression; a plane crash opens the door to the Garden of Eden; the new boy in the village falls victim to a fatal ruse; and a husband's unexpressed grief is embodied in the shadows of a crumbling country barn. Intelligent and emotionally complex, the stories in The Measure of Sorrow elude easy classification, lifting the veil on the wonder and horror of a world just out of true.

Simon Kemper is on the up and up– he’ s out of rehab, and his band is gaining moderate success around Berlin. But out of the corner of his eye and over his shoulder, he’ s always aware of her. The stalker. She’ s at every show, no matter what city. She sends hundreds of postcards to his label. Worst of all, she acts like she knows him. Like she owns him.When the stalker disappears at one of his shows, Simon is the prime suspect. Initially an effort to clear his name, his search for July quickly becomes a deeper psychological quest: to prove that his fears were warranted? That she couldn’ t have given up her obsession that easily?The threads of July’ s disappearance turn out to be tangled into every corner of Simon’ s life: a trusted band member, a tenuous new love interest, a resentful ex, and the self he’ s supposedly left behind. Narcissistic, insecure, and consummately relatable, Simon is the anti-hero of his own life— trying to want to be better; hoping that’ s enough.

A chilling glimpse into a future shaped by environmental challenges and human resilience.

Calvaria Fell presents a collection of weird tales from acclaimed authors Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks, exploring dystopian futures and the human response to adversity. Journey through post-apocalyptic wastelands and technologically altered landscapes, where courage and invention offer glimmers of hope amidst creeping dread.

This collection features stark, original stories that blend speculative fiction with thought-provoking themes. Perfect for readers seeking unique literary experiences and imaginative storytelling. Discover why Publishers Weekly calls these stories consistently original and richly rewarding.