Shadow Lab

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What to expect

In Shadow Lab, a brilliant roster of speculative fiction writers pulls listeners into a diverse and genre-bending collection of stories, each as irresistible as the last.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith comes Hell Divers: The Lost Years. In the radioactive wastes of what was once known as Earth, a man and his dog fight nightmarish creatures in order to return to their home in the sky.

In Clouds by Brian Francis Slattery, a happily married couple finds their relationship strained when they end up on opposite sides of a brewing conflict in the aftermath of the arrival of an alien species.

In Her Eyes by Rebecca Webb tells the story of Addie, a woman who discovers a pair of eyeglasses that offer a portal into the minds of their previous owners. Soon her obsession with a reckless woman named Nima begins to change everything …

These stories and more await the curious reader in Shadow Lab, a brand-new anthology from Blackstone Publishing.

Critics Review

'A gripping, whimsical, and inventive collection! Couldn't put it down.'

Jennifer Brody, award-winning author of A Sacrifice of Blood and Stars and The 13th Continuum

'Timely, intense, and oddly sensual, Shadow Lab proves once again that science fiction is the genre of genres, the laboratory where all stories become reinvented for our time.'

In the Hills

'[Will] resonate with readers in their heads and hearts, even as it hits them solidly in the gut. Sci-fi/horror mash-ups have been gaining in popularity, and this anthology provides a great overview of what readers can expect across this broad genre blend.'

Library Journal

'Fans of short speculative fiction stories are in luck...Each story is a thrill ride.'

Seattle Book Review

'Shadow Lab will entertain science fiction fans and introduce many of them to some talented new writers.' 

Silver Screen Library

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