Strangerland

About this book

Between the stillness of the earth and the din of the sky: a journey in Strangerland. Have you ever wondered what happens when the universe decides to suddenly go silent? When birds stop flying to watch an unknown point on the horizon, and when our screens, which we worshipped long, become mere windows broadcasting terror? In the novella "Strangerland," writer Youmna Abdel-Aziz takes us on a journey transcending the bounds of traditional science fiction, to touch the core of the human soul in its darkest moments of breaking. The story begins with a deceptive calm, slight signs perceived only by those most attuned to nature's pulse, then everything explodes. "The earth is no longer ours"; no mere passing sentence, but the bitter truth humanity woke to find themselves face to face with beings resembling nothing they knew. But in the heart of this cosmic invasion and destruction spanning continents, the story of Isabella emerges; the young woman searching for a meaning for her existence among the blades of stars, finding herself in a bitter struggle to protect the only embrace she knew: her mother.