Bøger af Lauren Beukes

Children of Men meets The Handmaid's Tale in this "smartly written" and "splendid" thriller about how far a mother will go to protect her son from a hostile world transformed by the absence of men (Stephen King).Most of the men are dead. Three years after the pandemic known as The Manfall, governments still hold and life continues—but a world run by women isn't always a better place.Twelve-year-old Miles is one of the last boys alive, and his mother, Cole, will protect him at all costs. On the run after a horrific act of violence-and pursued by Cole's own ruthless sister, Billie—all Cole wants is to raise her kid somewhere he won't be preyed on as a reproductive resource or a sex object or a stand-in son. Someplace like home.To get there, Cole and Miles must journey across a changed America in disguise as mother and daughter. From a military base in Seattle to a luxury bunker, from an anarchist commune in Salt Lake City to a roaming cult that's all too ready to see Miles as the answer to their prayers, the two race to stay ahead at every step . . . even as Billie and her sinister crew draw closer.A sharply feminist, high-stakes thriller from award-winning author Lauren Beukes, Afterland brilliantly blends psychological suspense, American noir, and science fiction into an adventure all its own—and perfect for our times.

BRIDGE is paralysed by the other lives she could have lived, the choices she could have made, and by whoever she's supposed to be after her mother's death. Her mother, a neuroscientist, threw everything into chasing a mysterious artefact, the dreamworm, that allows you to switch between realities. Now any chance of reconciliation is gone. Or is it?

"Twenty-four-year-old Bridge is paralyzed by choices: all the other lives she could have lived, the decisions she could have made. And now, who she should be in the wake of her mother's unexpected death. Jo was a maverick neuroscientist fixated on an artifact she called the "dreamworm" that she believed could open the doors to other worlds. It was part of Jo's grand delusion, her sickness, and it cost her everything, including her relationship with her daughter. But in packing up Jo's house, Bridge discovers Jo's obsession hidden amongst her things. And the dreamworm works, exactly the way it's supposed to, the way Bridge remembers from when she was a little girl. Suddenly Bridge can step into other realities, otherselves. In one of them, could she find out what really happened to her mother? What Bridge doesn't know is that there are others hunting for the dreamworm--who will kill to get their hands on it"--

Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today. Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world.

Scritte dalle migliori autrici di fantascienza contemporanea ¿ tra cui Elizabeth Bear, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, Lauren Beukes, Madeline Ashby e Malka Older ¿ queste storie sono ambientate in un futuro in cui la tecnologia ha contribuito a svelare i segreti degli oceani. I racconti ¿ curati da Eric Desatnik della fondazione XPRIZE ¿ portano i lettori a "tuffarsi" in mezzo ad alcune delle innovazioni più promettenti di oggi che potrebbero avere un impatto positivo sulle condizioni future degli oceani. L'antologia Correnti future include 18 storie originali scritte da autrici provenienti da tutto il mondo, le quali hanno esplorato una varietà di argomenti tra cui: tecnologie per ricostruire le barriere coralline; impianti neurali che consentono di comunicare con i delfini attraverso immagini mentali; robot che recuperano il petrolio dall'acqua; isole artificiali costruite per resistere agli uragani; spedizioni in acque profonde in realtà aumentata e altro ancora.

Chicago, 1931. Harper Curtis er en morder, der er trådt ud af fortiden. Efter at være faldet over et hus i Depressionstidens Chicago, der åbner op til andre tidsperioder, begynder han at forfølge og myrde hvad han kalder sine ’lysende piger’—kvinder med en særlig glød og potentiale, som Huset kræver, at han slår ihjel. Ved sine ofres mishandlede kroppe lægger han små objekter, der er mere end blot ledetråde: de danner et glimtende netværk i hans besættelse. Harper er den perfekte jæger, der forsvinder ind i en anden tid efter hvert mord. Han er ikke til at spore—indtil ét af hans ofre overlever.Chicago, 1992. Kirby Mazrachi ved, at der er noget mærkeligt ved manden der forsøgte at slå hende ihjel—udover, at han er en voldelig psykopat. Afvist af dem, der burde hjælpe hende, begynder hun at lede efter de andre—de piger, der ikke overlevede. Det, Kirby finder er … umuligt. Mord spredt over flere årtier, ledsaget af modstridende beviser. Men for en pige der burde være død, betyder ’umuligt’ ikke, at det aldrig skete …

In the city that's become a symbol for the death of the American dream, a nightmare killer is unravelling reality. The new thriller from Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls.Detective Gabi Versado has hunted down many monsters during her eight years in Homicide. She's seen stupidity, corruption and just plain badness. But she's never seen anything like this.Clayton Broom is a failed artist, and a broken man. Life destroyed his plans, so he's found new dreams - of flesh and bone made disturbingly, beautifully real.Detroit is the decaying corpse of the American Dream. Motor-city. Murder-city. And home to a killer opening doors into the dark heart of humanity.A killer who wants to make you whole again...

The jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning Lauren Beukes. 'GONE GIRL has not exactly gone. But THE SHINING GIRLS have arrived' (The Times)."e;It's not my fault. It's yours. You shouldn't shine. You shouldn't make me do this."e;THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T DIEKirby is lucky she survived the attack. She is sure there were other victims were less fortunate, but the evidence she finds is ... impossible.HUNTING A KILLER WHO SHOULDN'T EXISTHarper stalks his shining girls through the years - and cuts the spark out of them. But what if the one that got away cameback for him?