Futureland

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480422087

<DIV><b>The citizenry of America struggles for survival in a dangerous, twisted future<BR></b><BR>In &ldquo;Whispers in the Dark,&rdquo; an ex-con sells his organs to ensure his brilliant nephew&rsquo;s future. The boy will grow up to have the highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won&rsquo;t be able to see it. In &ldquo;Voices,&rdquo; a history professor becomes addicted to a drug called pulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brain to shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he&rsquo;s no longer sure what&rsquo;s real and what&rsquo;s imagined. And in &ldquo;Angel&rsquo;s Island,&rdquo; a convict in the world&rsquo;s largest private prison reveals the facility&rsquo;s chilling secrets.<BR><BR>In this critically acclaimed collection of stories, noir legend Walter Mosley takes his unique vision of American society into the future. As the nation descends into chaos, its citizens wonder, <i>Is the world ending, or has the apocalypse already come and gone?</i></div>