Launch Pad Page Count 200 Finalist for the 2017 Epigram

Finalist for the 2017 Epigram Books Fiction Prize

—Diane Josefowicz

The Harmony Silk Factory is suspenseful to the last page

[the stories] are a good snapshot of a changing society and capture the essence of being a Singaporean

she learns why her father disappeared seven years ago and why the new world exists in the first place

Launch Pad Page Count 200 Finalist for the 2017 EpigramDescription About the Author Look inside the book Get the E book A science park creates synthetic life to repopulate the oceans, but to ruinous effect. A local retelling brings the tragic story of Sweeney Todd to colonial Singapore. And a far future heiress falls in love with an alien life form and must make an existential decision. In this gem of a short story collection, Shelly Bryant explores the trajectory of Singapore as a launch pada bridge