Beacons: Stories for Our Not So Distant Future
by Alasdair Gray, Liz Jensen, Toby Litt, Gregory Norminton, Joanne Harris, David Constantine, Lawrence Norfolk, James Miller, Adam Thorpe, Jay Griffiths
About this book
A riveting and provocative collection of short stories, Beacons throws down the gauntlet to award-winning writers, challenging them to devise original responses to the climate crisis. From Joanne Harris’ cautionary tale of a world where ‘outside’ has become a thing of history to Nick Hayes’ graphic depiction of the primeval bond between man and nature, each story thrills the senses as it attempts to make sense of a world warping into something unfamiliar. Original, eclectic, and inventive, Beacons warns and inspires by offering stories that are as various as our possible futures.All author royalties will go to the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, one of the largest groups of people dedicated to action on climate change and limiting its impact on the world’s poorest people.
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