Вероника Рот - Ark

How does it feel to change the world?

These questions intrigued me, so much so that I wrote a story about it. But my obsession didn’t stop there—I also wanted to know what other writers would write when posed with the same questions.

And so this collection was born and filled with writers whose minds work in ways that fascinate me.

N. K. Jemisin (the Broken Earth trilogy) is writing fantasy and speculative fiction like you’ve never even fathomed. Paul Tremblay is the greatest horror novelist working today, and his novel A Head Full of Ghosts still gives me nightmares. Veronica Roth created an unforgettable world and populated it with amazing characters in her iconic Divergent trilogy. Andy Weir captured the imagination of the world and scienced the shit out of his already-a-classic The Martian . And Amor Towles, with A Gentleman in Moscow , has simply written one of the best novels I’ve ever read. I recommend it every day.

I asked these writers to be a part of a collection that explores the resounding effects of a pivotal technological moment, and to my great delight, they said yes. I knew they’d deliver the goods when it came time to write their stories, but I was not prepared for what an abundance of riches this collection would turn out to be.

I hope, once you’ve read these six mind-bending stories, that you’ll agree.

This masterful collection from the globally bestselling author of Divergent is a must-read for sci-fi fans! Each story balances inventively futuristic new worlds with deeply human tales of friendship, revenge, loss, and resilience. With two brand-new stories from Veronica’s bestselling Carve the Mark universe, this collection has something for new and old fans alike!

Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent novels, the Carve the Mark series, and the short story collection The End and Other Beginnings . Her stories have appeared in the anthologies Wastelands: The New Apocalypse , Summer Days and Summer Nights , Shards and Ashes , and Three Sides of a Heart . She lives in Chicago proper with her husband and dog.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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