Art meets science fiction: Following the Netflix adaptation of "The Electric State," here is the new illustrated novel by the exceptional artist Simon Stålenhag.

Two teenagers, one summer in the 2000s in Sweden. Linus has just graduated from a music high school in Stockholm when he reunites with Valter, an old school friend. Valter takes Linus on his expeditions to the Svartlöten protection zone: a vast wasteland that was created when a massive explosion tore time and space apart after a failed weapons test in July 1980. Gigantic, scattered architectures in the landscape house artifacts with mysterious properties. And as they explore – and loot – the enigmatic zone together, emotions simmer just beneath the surface.

"A crazy artist [...], I became a Simon Stålenhag fan instantly." Juli Zeh.