Colony Category_SCIENCE FICTION Cruel is the Light is

Cruel is the Light is a masterclass in romantasy and a thoroughly scorching debut

love can be another word for cruelty

she's never gotten good grades

and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe

Colony Category_SCIENCE FICTION Cruel is the Light isAnts live in communities, where everyone helps out. Everyone has a task for the community . . . Everyone is needed. No one has to know everything. One morning, Emelie can't get out of bed. Her therapist calls it burnout. Her neighbour calls it the tiny work death. She needs to get away from the brightness of the city lights, the noise of the people, the constant demands, so she goes to the woods, pitches her tent overlooking the lake, breathes. And