The Bridge

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Pub Date Jun 22 2021 | Archive Date May 31 2021

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Description

Meera and her twin sister Kai are among thousands of hybrid women—called Mades—bred by the Father in his Blood Temple cult. Meera is rescued by a mysterious healer and storyteller, Narn, but her sister, Kai, does not survive the Father’s “unmaking.” Years later, when the cult is discovered and abolished, Meera, still racked with guilt and grief, enrolls in college to take advantage of a generous new Redress Program. When Narn’s conjure stories buy Meera a free ride to a notorious horror reading series, she is soon the darling of the lit set, feted by the other students, finally whole, finally free of the idea that she should have died instead of her sister. But college is not all it seems—Narn has lost a sister too, and Meera agrees to try and find her if Narn will keep feeding Meera the stories that are opening her up to memories she’s never acknowledged, secrets she’s never wanted to know, about Narn’s and the Father’s connection to a violent campus stalker.

Meera and her twin sister Kai are among thousands of hybrid women—called Mades—bred by the Father in his Blood Temple cult. Meera is rescued by a mysterious healer and storyteller, Narn, but her...


A Note From the Publisher

J.S. Breukelaar is the author of Collision: Stories, a 2019 Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and winner of the 2019 Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. Previous novels include Aletheia and American Monster. Her short fiction has appeared in The Dark Magazine, Tiny Nightmares, Black Static, Gamut, Unnerving, Lightspeed, Lamplight, Juked, in Years Best Horror and Fantasy 2019 and elsewhere. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia where she teaches writing and literature, and is at work on a new collection of short stories and a novella. You can find her at thelivingsuitcase.com and on Twitter and elsewhere @jsbreukelaar.

J.S. Breukelaar is the author of Collision: Stories, a 2019 Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and winner of the 2019 Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. Previous novels include Aletheia and American Monster...


Advance Praise

 PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORK

Collision: Stories

Bram Stoker Award Finalist, Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Aurealis Award and Ditmar Award Winner

“All 12 stories hit the same surreal nerve despite their sometimes vastly different plots, making the transition from one story to another feel like entering an entirely new world. The only predictable element is the collection’s overall strangeness, which is something that never gets old.”

—Booklist

“J. S. Breukelaar is a writer of obvious talent, demonstrated over and over in this collection.”

—New York Journal of Books

“J.S. Breukelaar moves effortlessly among the varieties of the fantastic, shifting from horror, to science fiction, to fairy tale, sometimes within the same story. Combining gritty, lived-in settings with characters grooved and gouged by their experiences, these stories refract the complexities of contemporary existence, bringing our hopes and horrors to vivid life. Breukelaar’s work collides with the reader, opening us to terror, wonder, and insight.”

—John Langan, award-winning author of

The Fisherman and House of Windows

“Collision shows J.S. Breukelaar’s range, from horror to fantasy to literary to science fiction and every emotional register between, but, after reading this collection, I’m not at all sure there’s any kind of limit to what she can get done on the page.”

—Stephen Graham Jones

“Stories that start in one place, and end—or don’t—somewhere else entirely, with dread, surprise, and wry beauty along the way. Collide with J.S. Breukelaar’s collection, and who can say where you’ll end up?”

—Kathe Koja, award-winning author of

The Cipher and Buddha Boy

 PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORK

Collision: Stories

Bram Stoker Award Finalist, Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, Aurealis Award and Ditmar Award Winner

“All 12 stories hit the same surreal nerve despite...


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Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781946154446
PRICE $17.95 (USD)
PAGES 260