Bestselling author Julianna Baggott delivers her mind-bending debut short-story collection, featuring an array of genres populated by deeply human characters, and with film rights to the stories already having been sold to Netflix, Paramount, Amblin, Lionsgate, and others! In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who's been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been "banned for life," and finds herself falling in love. In "Backwards," a twist on Benjamin Button, a woman reconnects with her estranged father as he de-ages ten years each day they spend together. In "Welcome to Oxhead," all the parents in a gated community "shut off" when the power goes out. In "Portals," a small town deals with hope and loss when dozens of portals suddenly open. In "The Now of Now," two teenagers who can literally stop time find themselves falling in love. In "How They Got In," a grieving family starts to see a murdered girl in all of their old home videos. In "The Versions," two stand-in androids fall in love at a wedding, even though they're not programmed to have emotion. And many other stories of the weird and wonderful.
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Julianna Baggott is a critically acclaimed and bestselling author whose work spans novels and poetry. Her writing delves deeply into the human experience, often exploring complex relationships and the inner lives of her characters. Baggott is recognized for her evocative style and her ability to draw readers into rich, compelling narratives. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and featured in prominent literary outlets, underscoring her significance in contemporary literature.







- 2023
- 2018
Harriet Wolf, eine gefeierte Bestsellerautorin, veröffentlichte einst sechs Bücher, die die Welt verschlang. Nach ihrem Tod wird gemunkelt, dass ein geheimes siebtes Manuskript existiert, das die in den sechs Romanen erzählte Liebesgeschichte zu einem romantischen Ende bringe. Erzählt von Enkelin Tilton, ihrer ungleichen Schwester Ruth sowie Eleanor, der Mutter der Mädchen, eröffnet sich dem Leser eine außergewöhnliche Familiengeschichte dreier Generationen von Frauen. Das Herz ist die Lebensgeschichte der Großmutter Harriet, die in den Romanen ihre eigene große tragische Liebe verarbeitete. Wird Tilton das Manuskript des verschollenen letzten Romans aufzuspüren und damit das Geheimnis um ihren unbekannten Großvater lösen?
- 2014
Robot uprisings
- 476 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives. With contributions from a mix of bestselling, award-winning, and up-and-coming writers, and including a rare story by “the father of artificial intelligence,” Dr. John McCarthy, Robot Uprisings meticulously describes the exhilarating and terrifying near-future in which humans can only survive by being cleverer than the rebellious machines they have created.
- 2014
Burn
- 458 pages
- 17 hours of reading
The final part in the PURE trilogy for fans of THE PASSAGE, THE ROAD and THE HUNGER GAMES.
- 2013
YA. The second book in the PURE trilogy for fans of THE PASSAGE, THE ROAD and THE HUNGER GAMES. When the end came, the world was divided. Those considered perfect, the Pure, sheltered inside the controlled Dome. Outside, the Wretches struggled in a destroyed world, crippled by the fusings that branded them after the apocalypse that changed everything. Partridge, a Pure, has left the safety of the Dome in search of the truth. Pressia, a Wretch, is desperate to decode the secret that will cure her people of their fusings forever. Together, they must seek out the answers that will save humankind, and prevent the world's annihilation. But the betrayal of Partridge's departure has not been forgotten. As the Dome unleashes horrifying vengeance upon the Wretches in an attempt to get Partridge back, Partridge has no choice but to return to face the darkness that lies there, even as Pressia travels to the very ends of the world to continue their search. Ages 12+
- 2012
Britský vojnový veterán Tom Forsyth sa po návrate z Afganistanu ocitá bez cieľa a bez domova. Po prepustení z nemocnice sa vracia k matke, známej trénerke koní, len aby zistil, že je pod tlakom vydierača, ktorý ohrozuje jej stajňu a jej kone. Tom sa rozhodne pátrať po pravde a čelí nebezpečenstvu, aby ochránil svoju rodinu. Malá Eleonora Kohenová sa narodila v roku 1877 a od detstva preukazuje neobyčajné nadanie. Po príchode do Istanbulu sa jej život mení, keď sa ocitá v intrigách osmanského dvora, kde jej jasnozrivosť môže ovplyvniť osud ríše. David Harwood plánuje rodinný výlet, no jeho manželka Jan záhadne zmizne. David, obyčajný reportér, sa ocitá v strede intenzívneho pátrania, ktoré odhaľuje šokujúce tajomstvá a dostáva ho na zoznam podozrivých. Musí sa sám postarať o záchranu svojej rodiny. Heidi, po tragickej smrti manžela, sa snaží vyrovnať so svojou situáciou, zatiaľ čo sa jej sestra chystá na svadbu. Keď jej matka navrhne, aby sa postarala o opravu rodinnej usadlosti v Provensalsku, Heidi sa vydáva na cestu, ktorá by mohla priniesť uzdravenie a nový začiatok.
- 2012
Křížová palba - Dick Francis a Felix Francis / Věštkyně istanbulská - Michael David Lukas / Nikdy se neodvracej - Linwood Barclay / Dům v Provenci - Bridget Asherová
- 2012
Pure
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
We know you are here, our brothers and sisters. We will, one day, emerge from the Dome to join you in peace. For now, we watch from afar, benevolently. Pressia Belze has lived outside of the Dome ever since the detonations. Struggling for survival she dreams of life inside the safety of the Dome with the 'Pure'. Partridge, himself a Pure, knows that life inside the Dome, under the strict control of the leaders' regime, isn't as perfect as others think. Bound by a history that neither can clearly remember, Pressia and Partridge are destined to forge a new world.
- 2012
Krasojezdkyně / Tichý muž / Dům v Provenci
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Dívka Sarah se učí jezdeckému umění od svého dědečka, bývalého špičkového drezéra. V jejích čtrnácti letech dojde ale k tragické události a mladičká krasojezdkyně se od té chvíle musí protloukat životem sama.. Vydání je doplněno o další dva podobně laděné romány angloamerických ženských autorek: Tichý muž od Sandry Brown a Dům v Provenci Bridget Asherové, oba rovněž ve zkrácených verzích.
- 2012
Still mourning the loss of her husband, Heidi travels with Abbott, her obsessive-compulsive 7-year-old son and Charlotte, her jaded 16-year-old niece, to a small village in the south of France. There, she uncovers old family secrets - and a few startling new ones.



