Night, a sleepless man, a sleeping woman. He abandons himself to images that only blossom between waking and sleeping and feels that "insomnia is a dark animal with eyes as red as embers".

OBSCURA means ‘obscure’. In other words, uncertain, instilling fear, insecurity or mistrust. Unknown, barely known or mysterious.

Among the many synonyms for "Dark" we find (Oxford English Dictionary): mysterious, enigmatic, sinister, evil. This anthology is a faithful reflection of how each of the authors in this anthology sees darkness and terror.

"In August 2019, on the eve of the G7 summit, a whale becomes stranded on the beach at Hondarribia.

Saira has never liked the way she looks. She is blonde, has blue eyes and everyone calls her Kharami, that is to say bastard. She lives in Afghanistan with her sister, mother and grandfather, and believes herself to be eight years old.

These are uncertain, unstable times, with the desire for a new republic and repeated attempts to overthrow the monarchy of Alfonso XIII.

"Wave of Cold" is not a novel about drugs and alcohol nor the descent into the hell of addiction. Nor is it a novel about the economic crisis, nor how this has changed the face of Madrid forever.

Olivos de cal is a rural novel worthy of Delibes at his most sober. The skilfully drawn characters hide their feelings to such an extent that their silence is itself another character.

“Hotel Ellesmere is on the south side of Hyde Park, in East Kensington, one of London’s poshest districts and home to the creator of Peter Pan”. Lily, about to start at university on a grant, is amazed at the luxury of where she’ll be living.

"Yellow Bird" is a children's picture book for children aged three and upwards. It is the story of a character named Yellow Bird who is a bird who cannot fly.