Rachael Jones Bücher

The story follows Max, a boy who balances his love for adventures with the challenges of living with XLH, a rare genetic disorder. Despite facing numerous medical appointments and symptoms, Max strives to lead a typical life filled with fun and friendship. Through his journey, he discovers the importance of embracing his uniqueness and learns that his condition does not define him. Ultimately, Max's experiences highlight themes of resilience, self-acceptance, and the celebration of individuality.

The Hugo Award is one of the most prestigious speculative fiction literary awards. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. Between the announcement of the ballot and the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon, these works often become the center of much attention (and contention) across fandom. But there are more stories loved by the Hugo voters, stories on the longer nomination list that WSFS publishes after the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon. The Long List Anthology collects 21 tales from that nomination list, totaling almost 500 pages of fiction by writers from all corners of the world. Within these pages you will find a mix of science fiction and fantasy, the dramatic and the lighthearted, from near future android stories to steampunk heists, too-plausible dystopias to contemporary vampire stories. There is something here for everyone.