IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS

IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS compiles nearly twenty works of speculative fiction responding to and inspired by the events of 9/11, from writers seeking to confront, rebuild, and carry on, even in the face of overwhelming emotion.

Writer and editor Douglas Lain presents a thought-provoking anthology featuring a variety of award-winning and best-selling authors, from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation) and Cory Doctorow (Little Brother) to Susan Palwick (Flying in Place) and James Morrow (Towing Jehovah). Touching on themes as wide-ranging as politics, morality, and even heartfelt nostalgia, today’s speculative fiction writers prove that the rubric of the fantastic offers an incomparable view into how we respond to tragedy. Each contributor, in his or her own way, contemplates the same question: How can we continue dreaming in the shadow of the towers? Douglas Lain's fiction has appeared in literary and genre magazines since 1999. His first short story collection, Last Week’s Apocalypse, was published by Night Shade Books in 2006, and his first novel, Billy Moon, was published by Tor Books in 2013. His second novel, After the Saucers Landed, is out now from Night Shade Books and involves the anti-climax of alien contact, the Fluxus art movement, metafiction and the problem of identity. Lain is also the publisher of Zero Books and occasionally writes on philosophy for the Partially Examined Life blog and Thought Catalog. He is also the voice behind the Zero Books podcast (Zero Squared) and was the host of the podcast Diet Soap from 2009 to 2014.