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East of a Known Galaxy: An Anthology of Romanian Sci-Fi Short Stories
Dear reader,
We hope that this anthology will be a pleasant acquaintance with contemporary Romanian Sci-Fi and Fantasy literature. East of a Known Galaxy, a title which came up while editing "Helion Online Magazine", one of the most important literary publications of its kind in Romania, became our battle cry in the months prior to the publication of this collection. While reading dozens of stories – Romanian or Eastern European, we wondered why so few of us (here in the East, but also in Europe) are known outside our country, on the "big Sci-Fi/Fantasy stage" as some may call it. Is it bad luck? Is it the language? Is it the themes and subjects we tackle? It certainly isn't quality, originality or talent. This book bears witness to this claim.
Daniel Timariu & Cristian Vicol
We hope that this anthology will be a pleasant acquaintance with contemporary Romanian Sci-Fi and Fantasy literature. East of a Known Galaxy, a title which came up while editing "Helion Online Magazine", one of the most important literary publications of its kind in Romania, became our battle cry in the months prior to the publication of this collection. While reading dozens of stories – Romanian or Eastern European, we wondered why so few of us (here in the East, but also in Europe) are known outside our country, on the "big Sci-Fi/Fantasy stage" as some may call it. Is it bad luck? Is it the language? Is it the themes and subjects we tackle? It certainly isn't quality, originality or talent. This book bears witness to this claim.
Daniel Timariu & Cristian Vicol
310 pages, Paperback
Published August 12, 2019
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September 12, 2022
This is such a good anthology!
Some of my favourites were:
- Beyond Night's Veil, by Cătălina Fometici;
- Cursed Night, by Teodora Matei;
- The Story of Xieng Baohui, by Lucian-Dragoș Bogdan;
- Mary Stenton Returns to the Motherland, by Lucian-Vasile Szabo;
- Bodies to Let, by Daniel Timariu;
- Transformation, by Silviu Genescu;
- The Dinner, by Liviu Surugiu.
The other stories are also delightful, but the ones listed are the ones I enjoyed the most.
Some of my favourites were:
- Beyond Night's Veil, by Cătălina Fometici;
- Cursed Night, by Teodora Matei;
- The Story of Xieng Baohui, by Lucian-Dragoș Bogdan;
- Mary Stenton Returns to the Motherland, by Lucian-Vasile Szabo;
- Bodies to Let, by Daniel Timariu;
- Transformation, by Silviu Genescu;
- The Dinner, by Liviu Surugiu.
The other stories are also delightful, but the ones listed are the ones I enjoyed the most.
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