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{{Anthology
|title      = Or Else The Light
|cover      = Or-Else-The-Light-PB.jpg
|editor     = John Joseph Adams, Christie Yant, Hugh Howey
|publisher  = Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press
|published  = June 30, 2020
|pages      = 298
|library    = https://scottsigler.com/book/or-else-the-light/
}}
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[[Or Else The Light]] is a 2020 anthology that contains the story ''[[The Sadness & Joy]]'', written by Scott Sigler. It is Book Three in the [[Dystopia Triptych]].

==Book Synopsis==
''"Into the darkness within; or else the light..."'' When Margaret Atwood wrote these words, she left open the possibility that even our darkest tales may harbor a glimmer of hope. In [[Or Else The Light]], the third and final entry of [[Dystopia Triptych|The Dystopia Triptych]], over a dozen of the best minds in science fiction conclude their stories with a descent into darkness, or perhaps a ray of light.

==Contents==
#Introduction by The Editors
#''You Have Been Crowdfunded,'' by Carrie Vaughn
#''Spheres and Harmonies,'' by Tim Pratt
#''Failsafe,'' by Rich Larson
#''Dresses,'' by Cadwell Turnbull
#''Sakura,'' by Karin Lowachee
#''Blood Relations,'' by Adam-Troy Castro
#''The Shadow Prisoner's Dilemma,'' by Caroline M. Yoachim
#''Inheritors of the Earth,'' by Hugh Howey
#''A Foreign-Born Heir'' by An Owomoyela
#''Recovery,'' by Seanan McGuire
#''Human Country,'' by Dominica Phetteplace
#''Blackberries,'' by Alex Irvine
#''The Machine Votes,'' by Tobias S. Buckell
#''[[The Sadness & Joy]],'' by Scott Sigler
#''Making Faces (earth),'' by Darcie Little Badger
#''Why Can't I Sleep a Little Longer?'' by Violet Allen
#''The Law is the Plan, The Plan is Death,'' by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor

==Release Schedule==
===Print editions===
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! Cover Art!! Edition!! Country !! Release Date !! ISBN
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| [[Image: Or-Else-The-Light-PB.jpg |thumb|75px]] || 1st ed. Paperback || United States || June 30, 2020 || ISBN 978-1796549652
|}

===Digital editions===
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! Cover Art!! Edition!! Country !! Release Date
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| [[Image: Or-Else-The-Light-PB.jpg |thumb|75px]] || 1st ed. eBook|| Global || June 30, 2020
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| [[Image: Or-Else-The-Light-audiobook.jpg|thumb|75px]] || Audiobook|| United States|| July 7, 2020
|}

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