Ball LightningCixin Liu is the author of your next favourite sci fi novel' WIRED On his fourteenth birthday, right before his eyes, Chen's parents are incinerated by a blast of ball lightning. Striving to make sense of this bizarre tragedy, he dedicates his life to a single goal: to unlock the secrets of this enigmatic natural phenomenon. His pursuit of ball lightning will take him far from home, across mountain peaks chasing storms and deep into highly classified

Hair the color of midnight

'7th century hopes and fears brought to life in the 21st century

It’s a calming read for kids and a lovely reminder that nature connects us all and of the touching harmony between us as people

the boundaries between the two households blur

tough-cookie moms

The Izmail of the title is a border fortress town taken and lost by Russian forces numerous times in history

stumbles into an ill-fated love affair

There the remains of twenty eight refugees are found

they are suddenly attacked by Muselle

including relativism

Following Clues

• Explores how to overcome the core wounding of each Earth Archetype