''Catching Light' is brimming with significant themes, imaginative scenarios and stimulating characters. The author admirably approaches potent themes such as the self-destructiveness of humanity, the power of language and the social consequences of climate change, where the themes read as a remonstration of contemporary society.' -Aurealis #125What if Stanley Kubrick made a different film instead of '2001'?What will the robots do if the last human dies?What are the wealthy prepared to do to survive a desperate, polluted world?How hard can it be for a young mother to take her kids to school?!These and others make up 'Catching Light', a new collection by Australian author Alec Lamberton, ranging across time, space and universes.Time travel, alternate history, robots, satire and a full tilt space battle!The first of two SF short story collections by Alec Lamberton