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Sandkings

Sandkings

Graphic NovelsHorror
Pages
48
Published
1983
Language
English

Synopsis

In a desolate world, a young boy named Kaelen finds himself thrust into a brutal struggle for survival after his village is destroyed. He must learn to navigate the harsh realities of his new life, facing dangerous creatures and the even more dangerous humans who inhabit this land. Kaelen's journey will test his courage and his morality as he fights to carve out a place for himself in a world that seems determined to break him.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittyThought-Provoking
SurvivalComing of AgeReluctant Hero

Genres

Graphic Novels Horror Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Dark Fantasy Literary Fiction Comics

Authors

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Alejo Cuervo Rieger

Alejo Cuervo Rieger is the author behind the science fiction collection Sandkings. He's a writer who knows how to craft compelling speculative tales.

E
Enrique Jiménez Corominas

Enrique Jimenez Corominas is the author of the science fiction classics "A Song for Lya" and "Sandkings." His stories often explore the darker side of human nature and the vastness of the unknown.

G
George R. R. Martin

George Raymond Richard Martin (born 20 September 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. His early work includes the novels Dying of the Light (1977), Fevre Dream and The Armageddon Rag, and the story collections Sandkings and Tuf Voyaging. From the mid-1980s he also wrote for television, on the revived The Twilight Zone and on Beauty and the Beast, where he became a co-supervising producer. He is best known for the epic fantasy sequence A Song...

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Marco Antonio Fernández Lago

Marco Antonio Fernández Lago is the author of the science fiction collection Sandkings. He's a writer whose work often explores the darker, more unsettling corners of the genre.

R
Raquel Marqués García

Raquel Marqués García is the author of the science fiction collection Sandkings. Her work explores the darker corners of human nature and the strange possibilities of the future.

S
Salvador Tintoré Fernández

Salvador Tintoré Fernández is the author of the science fiction collection Sandkings. He's known for his imaginative stories that explore the darker side of human nature.

T
Teresa Jarrín Rodríguez

Teresa Jarrín Rodríguez is the author of the science fiction collection Sandkings. Her work explores imaginative worlds and compelling characters.

V
Virginia Sáenz Fernández

Virginia Sáenz Fernández is the author of the science fiction collection Sandkings. Her work often explores the darker corners of human nature and speculative futures.

Characters

King KaelenProtagonist
All characters in Sandkings

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this book a novel or a collection of stories?

    This book is a collection of seven short stories, with the title story being a novelette that originally appeared in Omni magazine in 1979.

  • What inspired the title story in this collection?

    The author was inspired to write the story after observing a college friend who kept a piranha tank and would occasionally feed it goldfish while watching horror films.

  • Does this collection connect to the author's other works?

    The title story is set within the author's Thousand Worlds universe, which also encompasses other works such as Nightflyers and Tuf Voyaging.