DEFY THE DARK

A thrilling story collection—with contributions for New York Times bestselling authors—in which each story takes place in the dark.

In the dark, nothing—and nowhere—is off-limits, and anything can happen. Seventeen original stories feature unforgettable teens who find comfort, confront fears, lose what they value most, and gain everything in the enveloping darkness. Original stories of danger, possibility, and hope born of darkness by... Sarah Rees Brennan Tessa Gratton Rachel Hawkins Christine Johnson Valerie Kemp Malinda Lo Myra McEntire Saundra Mitchell Sarah Ockler Jackson Pearce Aprilynne Pike Dia Reeves Beth Revis Carrie Ryan Jon Skovron Courtney Summers And one new author—the winner of an online contest to come! Saundra Mitchell has been a phone psychic, a car salesperson, a denture-deliverer, and a layout waxer. She has dodged trains, endured basic training, and hitchhiked from Montana to California. The author of Shadowed Summer (Random House), The Vespertine (Harcourt), and The Springsweet (Harcourt), she also has fifteen years’ worth of experience as a screenwriter, including running the Fresh Film Emerging Screenwriters program for aspiring teen screenwriters. Saundra always picks truth; dare is too easy. She lives with her family in Indiana.