Samit Basu on Writing (Author Week #4)

I’ve been a writer for a decade now, and in terms of getting books published outside India, this has been my biggest year so far. Also the strangest, but we’ll get to that. My most recent novel, Turbulence, was published in the UK a month ago, I have a story out in the Apex Book...

Review: Turbulence by Samit Basu, reviewed by Anil Menon (Author Week #4)

Turbulence by Samit Basu Reviewed by Anil Menon The opening scene in Turbulence captures perfectly what reading Samit Basu’s work is like. Determined to give his son Vir Singh his first taste of flight, fighter-pilot Balwant Singh dangles and swings his three-year old from the uppermost tier of the Eiffel Tower. To read Basu is...

Samit Basu Interviewed by Charles Tan (Author Week #4)

Samit Basu Interview By Charles Tan Hi Samit! Thanks for agreeing to do the interview. First off, could you tell us about your latest book, Turbulence? Thanks for having me on World SF, Charles. Turbulence is a superhero novel. It’s set in India, Pakistan and London in the summer of 2009. Passengers on a flight...

Tuesday Fiction: “Electric Sonalika” by Samit Basu (Author Week #4)

This week on the World SF Blog we're delighted to offer a sample from the just released The Apex Book of World SF 2 - a rare SF short story from Indian author Samit Basu! Check out a copy of The Apex Book of World SF 2 in paperback or Kindle (or in the UK:...

Author Week #4: Samit Basu

I'm delighted to say it's time for our fourth Author Week feature on the World SF Blog! This time we turn our spotlight on Indian author Samit Basu, a recent contributor to the just-released The Apex Book of World SF 2 and author of the wonderful Indian superhero novel Turbulence, available now in paperback or Kindle edition from Titan Books in the UK...

The Apex Book of World SF 2, So Far

I've been delighted with the reception of the Apex Book of World SF 2 release so far. Response has been enthusiastic, particularly to our Kindle editions (US; UK). Remember you can also pick up a gorgeous paperback copy - direct from the publishers, or via Amazon or Amazon UK. Next week, we're hoping to run...

Dean Francis Alfar’s How To Traverse Terra Incognita Released!

Philippines writer (and Apex Book of World SF contributor) Dean Francis Alfar has just released a new collection of short stories, How To Traverse Terra Incognita, available for the Kindle.   How to Traverse Terra Incognita is Dean Francis Alfar's second collection of short fiction. An advocate of the literature of the imagination, he is...

World SF: Our Possible Future

The following article by Charles Tan is reprinted from Apex Magazine. It was published in the pre-order edition of The Apex Book of World SF 2. The trade edition is out now - it is available direct from the publisher, through Amazon and Amazon UK, and or Kindle (US - UK). World SF: Our Possible Future...

The Apex Book of World SF 2 Released!

I'm delighted to announce that The Apex Book of World SF 2, is now officially out! It is now on Amazon and Amazon UK (Kindle, Paperback), in both Kindle and paperback editions, or can be ordered directly from the publisher. Table of Contents: “Alternate Girl’s Expatriate Life” by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz “Mr. Goop” by Ivor W. Hartmann “Trees of Bone” by...

Short Story Highlight: “Strabismus” by Stefan Grabiński (Poland)

Weird Fiction Review feature the short story Strabismus by Stefan Grabiński (1887-1936), a Polish writer of horror fiction. It is translated by Miroslaw Lipinski. He had attached himself to me, I don’t know how or when. His name was Brzechwa, Jozef Brzechwa. What a name!  Something about it fastens and hooks onto the nerves, irritating them with its grating resonance. ...