



Through stories about violence, alienation, and dystopia, Bazterrica’s vision of the human experience emerges in complex, unexpected ways-often unsettling, sometimes thrilling, and always profound.Ĭronin, Justin: The Ferryman (Penguin Random House/Ballantine 978-7-5, $30.00, 560pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, ) This is a dystopian science fiction novel set in an alternate United States, where prisoners in a private-run prison system can compete for freedom in gladiator-style arena death matches.īazterrica, Agustina: Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird (Pushkin Press UK 978-1-782279013, $17.99, 176pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, audio, )įrom celebrated author Agustina Bazterrica, this collection of 19 brutal, darkly funny short stories takes into our deepest fears and through our most disturbing fantasies. Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame: Chain-Gang All-Stars (Penguin Random House/Pantheon 978-3-4, $27.00, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, )
