Creation Lake anthology before the Chocolate Factory

before the Chocolate Factory

models in Paris while trying to outrun her hard-partying ways

watch as deep fakes proliferate and whole nations flip from democracy to something far more sinister

artificial--and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos

Harry Smith

Creation Lake anthology before the Chocolate FactorySadie Smith a young American undercover agent is sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France. Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco activists, influenced by the beliefs of Bruno Lacombe. But just as Sadie is certain she's the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Bruno Lacombe is seducing her with his ingenious counter histories, his artful laments, his own tragic story.