Children of the New World

‘A darkly mesmerizing, fearless, and exquisitely written work. Stunning, harrowing, and brilliantly imagined.’—Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

‘Each of the stories feels utterly possible, and the worlds are deftly rendered—whether they show us the effects of climate change or new types of sex made possible by advanced technology.’—Kirkus Reviews

‘Scary, recognizable, heartbreaking, witty, and absolutely human…This is mind-bending stuff. Weinstein’s collection is full of spot-on prose, wicked humor, and heart.’—STARRED Review, Publishers Weekly

‘Taken together, these stories present a fully-imagined vision of the future which will disturb you, provoke you, and make you feel alive. Weinstein is brilliant, incisive and fearless.’—Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

'A stellar book...that shows how science fiction is arguably the essential genre for our age.’—Saturday Paper

‘Missing the vague, futuristic dread you feel watching Black Mirror? Weinstein’s eerie sci-fi collection—featuring adopted robot children and the addictive fictional memory industry—fills the void brilliantly.’—EW.com

‘These stories are equally unnerving and tender, and a reminder that what we ultimately long for is human connection.’—LitHub

‘Weinstein writes sensitively and with deceptive simplicity, slicing into the emotional core of his haunted, self-estranged characters. The more they connect via technology, the less connected they feel…Children of the New World is a nuanced and complex vision of where we as a species might be going — and how, for better and for worse, we’re already there.’—NPR

‘By turns satirical, jarring, ludicrous, and sad, Weinstein’s stories take present-day anxieties about pornography, cloning, social media, and digital isolation, and follow them to their logical extremes.’—The Atlantic

‘Weinstein is a master of his craft. His stories are each elegantly constructed, many with a startling reveal at the end, both surprising and obvious, which is formally reminiscent of certain Golden Age science fiction stories.'—Millions

‘An eye-opening horror that will leave you thinking about the implications of technology long into the night…Fantastic.’ —Cosy Dragon

‘To read this collection of 13 short stories is to be stunned, thrilled and terrified in equal measure…An exceptional debut.’—North & South

‘A highly enjoyable collection…You will emerge with one heck of a book hangover, and it might take you a while to re-acclimate yourself to the “real” world.’—100% Rock Magazine

‘A quiet achievement…Not a single word is wasted; each reality is constructed convincingly, without exposition, and the pages keep turning…You’ll find yourself thinking about these worlds later, as you go about your life, and thinking they aren’t so far from yours.’—Aurealis