Book Synopsis
A young girl and a soldier face each other from
opposite ends of a gun. A desperate mother orchestrates a perfect murder to save her family; a struggling father rails against his inability to save his child. In an undiscovered country an explorer uncovers a bitter treasure; in a suburban home an artist takes a stand against time itself.
From the virtual worlds of the near-future to the timeless emptiness of the deserts of Asia, in this collection of short stories ordinary people are confronted with their greatest fears—physical, spiritual, personal, supernatural—and find their own ways try to survive or surrender.