This gripping dystopian debut by E.J. Babb is a haunting glimpse into a very possible, very divisive future. With an unflinching exploration into life and living, this is a must for readers of Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World and Alderman's the Power.
The public call her a cold-blooded murderer. An executioner. A killer for hire.
Nieve Hindeman is a euthanasist.
She is one of hundreds of professionals relieving patients of their pain every day. To her, euthanasia is simply a medical solution to a medical problem.
But when Nieve starts to treat a voluntary patient - a man who is physically healthy but choosing to die - she starts to question the work she does. How can she prove that someone's desire to die is genuine? Can a patient ever be psychologically terminally ill? And is a life ever not worth saving?
The public call her a cold-blooded murderer. An executioner. A killer for hire.
Nieve Hindeman is a euthanasist.
She is one of hundreds of professionals relieving patients of their pain every day. To her, euthanasia is simply a medical solution to a medical problem.
But when Nieve starts to treat a voluntary patient - a man who is physically healthy but choosing to die - she starts to question the work she does. How can she prove that someone's desire to die is genuine? Can a patient ever be psychologically terminally ill? And is a life ever not worth saving?
A young girl is tormented by things only she can see. A man becomes dangerously obsessed with his incompetent colleague. A job that seems too good to be true turns out to be exactly that.
From the author of These Unnatural Men comes a collection of five short stories guaranteed to keep you guessing. Dark, thought-provoking, gory and often hilarious, FOREGROUND demonstrates the vastness of the science fiction genre.
FOREGROUND includes: Thirsty, The Conference Room, What They Hear, Average Joe and Empty Worth.
From the author of These Unnatural Men comes a collection of five short stories guaranteed to keep you guessing. Dark, thought-provoking, gory and often hilarious, FOREGROUND demonstrates the vastness of the science fiction genre.
FOREGROUND includes: Thirsty, The Conference Room, What They Hear, Average Joe and Empty Worth.
A chilling Christmas horror story from the author of These Unnatural Men and FOREGROUND.
You probably haven’t heard of a village called Morkwood.
It’s unlikely you would have passed through it, let alone stopped to visit – Morkwood sits in the corner of nowhere, unassuming and quiet.
Until December, that is.
Each day in the lead up to Christmas, the villagers of Morkwood come together to open the doors of a giant advent calendar called the Advent House. Everyone is expected to participate in a tradition steeped in local legend.
But not every door of the Advent House is something to look forward to. Like most long-established rituals, this one is rooted in fear.