Qualia Nous

Qualia Nous

by Michael Bailey, Usman T. Malik, Rena Mason

A literary blend of science fiction and horror, Qualia Nous contains short stories, novelettes, and poetry from established authors and newcomers from around the world. Featuring the imaginations of Usman T. Malik, Gene O'Neill, William F. Nolan, John Everson, Lucy A. Snyder, Thomas F. Monteleone, Elizabeth Massie, Gary A. Braunbeck, and many others.

*Please note that due to contractual obligations, the eBook edition DOES NOT include Stephen King's "The Jaunt," which can be found in the trade paperback edition.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Anthologies

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2014

About the author

Michael Bailey is a recipient and ten-time nominee of the Bram Stoker Award, a five-time Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and a three-time recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Award, along with several independent publishing accolades. He has written, edited, and published many books of various genres. His latest is Righting Writing, a nonfiction narrative used as curriculum for aspiring writers, and Silent Nightmares: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year, an anthology co-edited with Chuck Palahniuk to be published by Simon & Schuster in fall of 2026. He is also the screenwriter for Madness and Writers, a creative documentary series about writers, and a producer for numerous film projects. Find him online at nettirw.com, or on social media @nettirw. He is represented by Lane Heymont of the Tobias Literary Agency.

Reviews

[Jennifer Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I truly enjoyed a few of these stories, the truth is that most of this collection is just fine, but not great, and there are some few of the stories which really needed some more work--either because they ran on for far too long and could/should have been a lot tighter or because there were clarity/plot issues. Most of the time, I was reading along without feeling any strong impulse to continue on to the next stories or even finish the one I was on, and that hasn't happened with an anthology in a long, long time. A few of these authors are ones I now know to keep an eye on or who I already enjoyed, but I doubt I'll pick up another anthology from this editor, and I can't see myself recommending this work.

[Mark Lucas-Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Qualia Nous

I read to be entertained, to made to think, to question, to consider and contemplate possibilities.
Qualia Nous does all this and more for me.
It is a remarkable anthology of highly inventive stories written by authors who want you to stretch the boundaries of your perceptions, your thoughts and ideas and your beliefs.
It is not always an easy read and several times I found my self pausing to contemplate and examine the consequences of what I had been reading.
It is rare to encounter such erudition combined with sometimes very different philosophies and perspectives.

[Ann Keeran · Rating 5 out of 5]

A vital collection everyone should read.