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The citizenry of America struggles for survival in a dangerous, twisted future. In this critically acclaimed collection of stores, noirlegend Walter Mosley takes his unique vision of American society into thefuture. As the nation descends into chaos, its citizens wonder, is the worldending, or has the apocalypse already come and gone? In "Whispers in the Dark," an ex-con sells hisorgans to ensure his brilliant nephew's future. The boy will grow up to havethe highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won't be ableto see it. In "Voices," a history professor becomes addicted to a drug calledpulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brainto shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he's nolonger sure what's real and what's imagined. And in "Angel's Island," a convictin the world's largest private prison reveals the facility's chilling secrets
