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The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 1

The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 1

NovellaFantasyFolklore
Pages
302
Published
2015
Language
English

Synopsis

Edited by Lavie Tidhar, the first volume of The Apex Book of World SF (2009) collects 16 speculative short stories translated from or written across Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Rather than adapting standard Western sci-fi and fantasy tropes, these stories draw directly from local folklore, regional histories, and political realities. The collection spans everything from dark surrealism and urban cyberpunk to quiet magical realism and body horror.

Collected in

Book cover of The Apex Book of World SF Bundle (Volumes 1-4)
The Apex Book of World SF Bundle (Volumes 1-4)

Genres

Fantasy Folklore Horror Short Stories Science Fiction

About the author

S
S. P. Somtow

S. P. Somtow is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who knows his way around the darker, stranger corners of storytelling. If you enjoy a good scare or a chilling mystery, his work is definitely worth checking out.