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29 Brand-New Sci-Fi Horror Stories. The future is now, and it's not what we were promised. The optimistic science fiction of old was wrong. Progress is not linear, technology creates as many problems as it solves, and the concept of a better tomorrow has become an abstraction that is in no way guaranteed. When looking at the future now, we no longer ask what is possible, we wonder how we'll cope. Contained within this anthology are 29 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors.

Tucked into the Welsh valleys and encircled by silver birch and pine, the village of Cwmcysgod may appear a quiet, sleepy sort of place. But beneath the surface, tensions simmer, hearts ache, and painful truths threaten to emerge. In this tender, sly, exquisitely wrought novella, a unique cast of characters give voice to their versions of the truth. But it is the story of Rosalind Bone, of her strength and of all that she has endured, that rises above the rest, shimmering with hope and possibility.

Vom Schein, Sein und Wegsehen: Der verschlafene Ort Cwmcysgod in Wales birgt viele Geheimnisse. Da wären zwei Jungen, die aus Langeweile Feuer legen, ein alter Herr, der an Demenz leidet oder die Frau vom Dorfladen, die heimlich Drogen verkauft. Und dann gibt es noch Rosalind Bone, von allen im Dorf immer nur auf ihre Schönheit reduziert. Dass jedoch Rosalinds Schönheit ihr schon früh zum Verhängnis wurde und sie eine tragische Geschichte in sich trägt, ahnt niemand. Rosalind ist schon lange aus Cwmcysgod verschwunden - angeblich, um ein neues Leben in der Stadt zu führen.