Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of nine short stories about life, death and consequences. A mix of creepy, disturbing contemporary fantasy and science fiction stories in one book.In "The Resurrection Tree", a young girl changes the course of her family's life in one moment of panic.In "The Chaos Police", in the future, every action you take has a consequence, and you only get so many chances.In "Jazz On The Radio", a Professor finds he cannot escape the past he so desperately wants to.In "Seaview Hotel", an unusual group of individuals make a pilgrimage to a remote Scottish beach.In "Fake Mary", you are not even safe inside your own memories.In "The Last Villain", pride comes before the fall of mankind.In "Lord Of Shadow", a small boy becoming emotionally detached from his parents finds solace in the darkness.In "Making Gods", two linguistics experts find an awkward romance over ancient carvings.In 'The Colours of Jupiter' a group of scientists undertaking a radical experiment to prove the nature of time end up discovering more about their own nature.
