The Last of UsmeetsBird Boxin Sunny Moraine'sYour Shadow Half Remains, a post-apocalyptic tale where eye contact causes people to spiral into a deadly, violent rage.
ONE LOOK CAN KILL.
Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No faces, no eyes. Not if you want to survive.
But when a new neighbor moves in down the road, Rileys overwhelming need for human contact makes her throw caution to the wind. Somehow, in this world where other people can mean a gruesome, bloody death, Ellis makes her feel safe. As they grow closer, Rileys grip on reality begins to slip and she can no longer fight her deepest desires.
All Riley wants to do is look.
A refreshingly original take on dystopian fiction, Moraine's latest is as haunting as it is thought provoking.Booklist(STARRED review)
SUNNY MORAINE is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and generally weird stuff, with stories published in outlets like
Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Nightmare,and
Uncanny Magazine. A refugee from academia and the possessor of a PhD in sociology, Sunny also writes, narrates, and produces a serial horror drama podcast called
Gone, and served as a writer on the Realm fiction podcast series
The Shadow Files of Morgan Knox. They live near Washington, D.C in a house that may or may not be haunted with their husband and two cats.
Intense, atmospheric, unnerving, absolutely oozing with dread. As profoundly moving as it is terrifying, and oh hell is it terrifying. Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author ofCackleandSuch Sharp Teeth
A haunting dance of imaginative dread. A mesmerizing descent into a pit of isolation, fascination, and paranoia. Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author ofQueen of TeethandA Light Most Hateful
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