Josh Silver

Jak daleko může vládní experiment týkající se duševního zdraví teenagerů zajít? Pokračování oceňovaného dystopického thrilleru Projekt HappyHead. Seb a další účastníci projektu HappyHead se objevují na izolovaném ostrově, kde na ně dohlíží záhadný pár. Zatímco experiment postupuje, Seb musí přijít nejen na to, jak utéct, ale také odhalit, kde je Finn. Doporučený věk 13+

Jak daleko může vládní experiment týkající se duševního zdraví teenagerů zajít? Pokračování oceňovaného dystopického thrilleru Projekt HappyHead. Seb a další účastníci projektu HappyHead se objevují na izolovaném ostrově, kde na ně dohlíží záhadný pár. Zatímco experiment postupuje, Seb musí přijít nejen na to, jak utéct, ale také odhalit, kde je Finn. Doporučený věk 13+

'AN INCREDIBLE BOOK.' RUSSELL T DAVIES'A REAL NAILBITER.' BBC MUST-READ BOOK 2026'SAVAGE AND DARKLY HILARIOUS.' JUNO DAWSON'A RAW, VISCERAL TRIUMPH.' JOHN MARRS'LIKE THE OFFSPRING OF TRAINSPOTTING AND YELLOWFACE ... CLEVER AND ASSURED.' DAILY MAILAnyone can write a bestseller. Here’s how…GO GAYIt’s been seven years since Mallory shot to fame as a literary sensation. But after years of struggling with writer’s block, she’s desperate to resurrect her career before it spirals into obscurity. She needs inspiration to strike – and fast. GO SADEnter Leo – a young struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He’s vulnerable. He’s enigmatic. He’s exactly what Mallory has been looking for. GO DARKMallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. Authenticity sells, and there’s nothing more authentic than real life. She’s the perfect person to tell Leo’s story. Gay, sad, dark – just what the world needs right now. But as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide: just how far will she go to pen the perfect stor? darkly funny literary satire that examines privilege, queer identity, and our modern obsession with authenticity, perfect for fans of Detransition, Baby, Evenings and Weekends and Eliza Clark. 'ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ.' READER REVIEW ?'COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY BLEW ME AWAY.' READER REVIEW ?'I DIDN’T BREATHE FOR PAGES AT A TIME.' READER REVIEW ?'HORRIBLE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY.' READER REVIEW ?'THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING.' READER REVIEW ?

Anyone can write a bestseller. Here’s how. GO GAY It’s been seven years since Mallory shot to fame as a literary sensation. But after years of struggling with writer’s block, she’s desperate to resurrect her career before it spirals into obscurity. She needs inspiration to strike – and fast. GO SAD Enter Leo – a young struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He’s vulnerable. He’s enigmatic. He’s exactly what Mallory has been looking for. GO DARK Mallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. Authenticity sells, and there’s nothing more authentic than real life. She’s the perfect person to tell Leo’s story. Gay, sad, dark – just what the world needs right now. But as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide: just how far will she go to pen the perfect story?

Pocit neštěstí je pouze začátek… Mrazivá dystopie pro fanoušky Hunger Games a románů od Neala Shustermana. Seb žije v době epidemie – epidemie neštěstí. Když dostane příležitost zapojit se do programu, který má problém řešit na národní úrovni, je odhodlaný změnit, jak ho lidé vnímají, a potěšit rodiče. Jenže čím déle v programu je, tím znepokojivější úkoly dostává... a až příliš pozdě mu dojde, že už není útěku. Doporučený věk 13+

Pocit neštěstí je pouze začátek… Mrazivá dystopie pro fanoušky Hunger Games a románů od Neala Shustermana. Seb žije v době epidemie – epidemie neštěstí. Když dostane příležitost zapojit se do programu, který má problém řešit na národní úrovni, je odhodlaný změnit, jak ho lidé vnímají, a potěšit rodiče. Jenže čím déle v programu je, tím znepokojivější úkoly dostává... a až příliš pozdě mu dojde, že už není útěku. Doporučený věk 13+

The deliciously dark new thriller from award-winning YA author Josh Silver, perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Holly Jackson. 'A visceral and gripping thriller ... you have no choice but to follow Eli into Traumaland.' Lex Croucher, author of Gwen & Art Are Not in LoveWelcome to TraumaLand. You are now Jack. Your story will start in 3... 2... 1... Eli has been in a near-fatal accident, which has left him with no memory and no emotions. According to his therapist, he suffers from an Overwhelming Emptiness. Desperate to feel something again, Eli winds up at TraumaLand, an underground club where crowds of emotionally numb party-goers seek a new thrill. Through hyper-real virtual reality simulations, they can experience nightmarish events happening to other people. But when Eli immerses himself in Jack's story, he starts to suspect there may be a darker - more dangerous - truth to the club.

Be prepared to be scared again in the nail-biting sequel to HappyHead. 'One of the very best voices in YA right now.' Benjamin Dean FRIENDS, WELCOME TO ELMHALLOW. YOU ARE THE CHOSEN TEN. By some miracle, Seb has survived the HappyHead programme, only to find himself stranded on a remote island under the guidance of a freakishly beautiful couple. Far from home, Seb reluctantly teams up with Eleanor again and the pair are forced to compete in a series of ever stranger trials to prove their connection. All the while, he can't stop thinking about Finn. Determined to find him, Seb's search uncovers an even darker reality. Can he escape the island and expose the sinister truth behind HappyHead?

We are in an epidemic. An epidemic of unhappiness. … Friends, here is the good news: HappyHead has the answer. When Seb is offered a place on a radical retreat designed to solve the national crisis of teenage unhappiness, he is determined to change how people see him and make his parents proud. But as he finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Finn, Seb starts to question the true nature of the challenges they must undergo. The deeper into the programme the boys get, the more disturbing the assessments become, until it's clear there may be no escape... The first in a thrilling, thought-provoking new series for fans of They Both Die at the End and Squid Game