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An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the US Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of superadvanced aliens on a research mission they will not fully disclose. They are benevolent in many ways but meet any act of aggression with disproportional wrath. This has led to a strained relationship between the Ynaa and the local Virgin Islanders and a peace that cannot last.A year after the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves at the center of the inevitable conflict, witness and victim to events that will touch everyone and teach a terrible lesson.
About the Author
Hi, I'm Cadwell Turnbull, author of the science fiction novel The Lesson and No Gods, No Monsters. I received my MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Linguistics at North Carolina State University. I also attended Clarion West 2016.My short fiction can be found in the pages of Asimov's Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Nightmare to name a few. My Nightmare story "Loneliness is in Your Blood" was selected for The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018. My Asimov's novelette "Other Worlds and This One" was also selected as a notable story for the anthology. My short story "Jump" was selected for the Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019.My debut novel The Lesson is set in my native U.S. Virgin Islands after an alien colonization. The Lesson was the recipient of the 2020 Neukom Institute Literary Award in the debut category. It has also been optioned by AMC for a television series in collaboration with The Mission Entertainment. No Gods, No Monsters has been listed as a Best Books of 2021 by The New York Times, NPR, The New York Public Library, Audible, Tor.com, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Kirkus!
