Cpl. Caitlyn McAdams returns home from war, back to her family and the life she knew—but she doesn't return whole. How can she forget the man she left behind—a man she'd met only once before—a casualty of a roadside bomb, dying in front of her? And then, one day, he comes back. From the award-winning creator of The Future Chronicles, Samuel Peralta, comes Hereafter, a spellbinding short story of love and time travel, of distance and longing, of separation and faith. Hereafter is a dazzling story that crosses the traditional boundaries of speculative fiction, romance, and literary fiction, to ask whether, bounded by space and time, love is truly enough. Already drawing comparisons by readers to the work of Audrey Niffenegger ( The Time Traveler's Wife ) and Richard Matheson ( Somewhere in Time, What Dreams May Come ), Hereafter is a remarkable and unconventional tale that Peralta's masterful and poetic storytelling makes into a wondrous tapestry, and a majestic triumph.
Author
Samuel Peralta is a physicist and storyteller. He is most well-known in publishing as a poet, short story writer, and creator of the "Future Chronicles" anthologies, with over 20 bestselling titles to date. Peralta's writing has been spotlighted in Best American Poetry, selected for Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, and has won multiple awards, including from the UK Poetry Society and the Palanca Memorial Foundation. He is a supporter and producer of independent films, one of which was nominated for a Golden Globe and another garnering an Emmy Award. Peralta is the founder of the Lunar Codex, launching the works of 30,000 writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers from over 155 countries, to the Moon.
