Not Yet Gods

<p><strong>More mind-bending speculative fiction by one of South Korea''s most provocative science fiction writers</strong></p><p>Following the landmark English-language publication of <i>Everything Good Dies Here</i>, Kaya Press delivers more provocative thought experiments by pseudonymous author Djuna, whose writings on internet culture have attracted a cult following in South Korea. <i>Not Yet Gods</i> explores the universe-shattering effects of teenage anger cross-pollinated with radiation-induced psychic powers, unscrupulous governments and corporate avarice.<br>In the aftermath of a nuclear explosion set off in North Korea, an ordinary South Korean high school classroom becomes ground zero for the discovery of a radical new source of energy: children capable of conducting and amplifying the telepathic and telekinetic powers of those around them. Told as a series of interlinked stories, Djuna’s fractally unfolding thought experiments interrogate the nature of power, disability and illusion in the potential end of history.<br>Film critic and speculative fiction writer <b>Djuna</b> first appeared as an online presence in the early 1990s. They have published nine short story collections, three novels and numerous essays and uncollected stories.</p>