The world of speculative fiction is expansive; it covers more than one country, one continent, one culture. Collected here are sixteen stories penned by authors from Thailand, the Philippines, China, Israel, Pakistan, Serbia, Croatia, Malaysia, and other countries across the globe. Each one tells a tale breathtakingly vast and varied, whether caught in the ghosts of the past or entangled in a postmodern... [click here for more]
Another excursion into the weirdness, from As If Books...
Eleven visionary indie writers deconstruct The Human Condition in this mind-bending collection of short stories in a variety of genres, each unique voice exploring a distinct reality as unnerving as it is unknown, unsettling, and unresolved. These stories are guaranteed to take up residence in your head.
Don't say we didn't warn you.... [click here for more]
The late Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992) was never a prolific writer -- he wrote only a handful of books and about 100 short stories (and more than 120 short-short "Feghoots" under his Grendel Briarton pseudonym) -- over a 45-year writing career.
In addition to wars, weaponry, and science fiction, Bretnor's broad interests included cats. (And puns. Did we mention the horrible puns?) These... [click here for more]