Lauren Beukes Books

Exploring the intersection of nature and technology, this collection features 15 original stories by leading science fiction and fantasy authors, alongside insightful essays by Mike Libby and Jess Nevins. It delves into biomimicry, reflecting on how machines can mimic animal behavior and form, while questioning the distinctions between humans, animals, and automata. Drawing inspiration from literary giants, the anthology presents a thought-provoking examination of our complex relationship with the natural world through the lens of imaginative, animalistic machines.

Balancing horror, humor, and adventure in the Fables tradition, this title explores the secret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red, and others.

Available to pre-order! The mind-bending new masterpiece from the multi-award-winning author of Apple TV's smash hit literary adaptation SHINING GIRLS, starring Elizabeth Moss. Bridge's maverick scientist mother Jo is dead. Now she's examining everything Jo left behind. Which is when she finds her big secret. Is it a drug? A gateway to other worlds? Jo believed so. Bridge is desperate to see her mother again. Will do anything, risk anything. Including search for her in those other realities. What she doesn't know is that others are after Jo's secret. And some believe anyone it touches must be destroyed. Bridge? She just wants to find her mom ... Page-turning and ambitious, BRIDGE is a dazzlingly inventive speculative thriller with an unforgettable cast of characters, and the work of a novelist at the height of her powers. For fans of RUSSIAN DOLL, STRANGER THINGS, EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE, from Sunday Times bestseller and multi-award winning writer Lauren Beukes. PRAISE FOR LAUREN BEUKES: 'A smartly written thriller that opens with a satisfying bang . . . splendid' STEPHEN KING 'Powerful and intelligent' GUARDIAN 'A major, major talent' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN

Exploring the richness of science fiction and fantasy in 2014, this collection showcases a diverse array of extraordinary stories that reflect our own experiences. It features both best-selling authors and emerging talents, offering a blend of narratives about the future, imaginative worlds, and the depths of our dreams. This anthology highlights the vibrant creativity and unique voices that define contemporary genre writing.

Featuring a diverse array of characters and settings, this collection showcases a Punk Lolita fighter-pilot battling an art installation in Tokyo, corporate recruits on a toxic planet, a curious ghost affecting an architect's life, and the addictive nature of brand loyalty. Lauren Beukes, an acclaimed author and journalist, combines edgy satire with thought-provoking themes, offering a captivating exploration of society through her unique narrative lens that spans from Johannesburg to the far reaches of the galaxy.

Zinzi December has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit, and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheck, she's forced to take on her least favourite kind of job - missing persons. The acclaimed second novel from the author of Moxyland. "Lauren Beukes is very, *very* good... it feels effortless, utterly accomplished." - William Gibson

In the city that's become a symbol for the death of the American dream, a nightmare killer is unravelling reality. The new thriller from Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls.

The jaw-dropping, page-turning, critically-acclaimed book of the year: a serial-killer thriller unlike any other from the award-winning Lauren Beukes. 'GONE GIRL has not exactly gone. But THE SHINING GIRLS have arrived' (The Times).

Art-school dropout Kendra brands herself for a nanotech marketing program; Lerato, an ambitious Aidsbaby, plots to defect from her corporate employers; Tendeka, a hot-headed activist, is becoming increasingly rabid; and rogueish blogger, Toby, discovers that the video games he plays for cash are much more – the narrators of Moxyland are on a collision course that will rewire their lives and the future of Cape Town. Moxyland crackles with bold and infectious ideas, connecting a ruthless corporate-apartheid government with video games, biotech attack dogs, slippery online identities, a township soccer school, shocking cellphones, addictive branding, and genetically modified art. A frighteningly persuasive high-tech fable for South Africa.

They'll call her a bad mother. Cole can live with that. Because when she breaks her son Miles out of the Male Protection Facility - designed to prevent him joining the 99% of men wiped off the face of the Earth - she's not just taking him back. She's setting him free. Leaving Miles in America would leave him as a lab experiment; a pawn in the hands of people who now see him as a treasure to be guarded, traded, and used. What kind of mother would stand by and watch her child suffer? But as their journey to freedom takes them across a hostile and changed country, freedom seems ever more impossible. It's time for Cole to prove just how far she'll go to protect her son. Afterland is an addictive new thriller from the Arthur C Clarke winner Lauren Beukes - coming soon.