The Dance of ShadowsRumi and his family are Odu, stricken with poverty and disparaged by the other tribes. When ruthless agents of the Palmaine the colonising nation that dominates the continent of Basmine threaten to destroy the village market, Rumi takes it upon himself to liberate his family. Taking a place in the prestigious Golden Room, where earnings from his music offer a chance at freedom, he shoulders his pride and resentment in a bid to make it to the top. On

from Doris Lessing

Happy families

summer seasons across Britain

eager to protect her new friends

a former Buffalo Soldier

before finally being liberated by the British Army

Ixachipan is in flames

The Eyes of God are disturbingly familiar to Ray

In search of a new life for her son

This image gives way to another - a hanging corpse with violets stuffed in its mouth - which leads us into a maze of beguiling paths and wrong turnings

knowing gets mysterious

he weaves in extraordinary tales from his past