The End and Other Beginnings

NO WORLD IS LIKE THE OTHER. Within this masterful collection, each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new technologies and beings. And yet, for all the advances, the people must still confront deeply human problems. Veronica Roth reaches into the unknown and draws forth something startlingly familiar and profoundly beautiful. This collection has something for everyone. "INERTIA" focuses on a complex friendship between Claire and Matt. "THE SPINNERS" follows a bounty hunter as she tracks and kills a predatory extraterrestrial race. "HEARKEN" tells the story of Darya, who makes a difficult decision between her role as a recorder of life songs or death songs. "VIM AND VIGOR" explores fandom, anxiety and female friendship. "ARMORED ONES" is set in the Carve the Mark world. Teka has one mission while working undercover: kill Cyra Noavek. "THE TRANSFORMATIONIST" delves into the psyche of Otho - a prisoner in jail for a crime he never intended to commit.