Refraction

"Reads like an Arthur C. Clarke-Stephen King collaboration set in Silent Hill--fans of dark sci-fi will enjoy." -Kirkus Reviews-Marty Callahan still remembers the earth before the fog, before all the mirrors turned deadly...Everything changed one year ago when an alien ship was destroyed over earth. No one knows why the shattered ship covered the world in fog, or how it turned mirrors into portals for vicious monsters. All Marty knows is that his small coastal town is one of the few remaining safe havens. Though all reflective surfaces are now illegal to protect what's left of the population, mirrors still have unique uses and the demand continues to rise.Seizing the opportunity, Marty becomes a distributor in an illegal mirror trade until he's caught by the mayor's son, whose slate is far from clean. The punishment for their crimes is exile, and both of them are sent to one of the many abandoned and dangerous cities overrun by fog.But the nightmarish streets hold a mystery far greater than anything they could have imagined. Together, the two discover the horrifying truth behind what really happened when the spaceship was destroyed, and what they must do to save Earth from the total destruction no one knows is coming. -Nominated as a 2021 High School Sequoyah Masterlist book

About the Author

Naomi Hughes is the author of Afterimage, a book that SLJ said "deserves a prominent place on sci-fi shelves" and which Kirkus describes as "A wild, fast-paced ride full of unexpected turns." She grew up all over the U.S. before finally settling in the Midwest, a place she loves even though it tries to murder her with tornadoes every spring. She writes quirky young adult fiction full-time and works as a freelance editor. In her free time she likes to knit, travel with her husband and daughter, and geek out over British TV and Marvel superheroes.

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