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That time of the year & as always, putting down in one thread a whole bunch of #IndianSF (spec-fic) i've read & recommended this year; short fiction you can read right now, online & for free. If there was a Year's Best Indian Speculative Fiction, these would be on it. Here goes:
"The Demon Sage's Daughter" by @varshadineshs over at @strangehorizons goes beyond boring Mahabharata fanfic & tired mythsploitation. Quite the retelling of the Kacha/Shukracharya story as Devayani makes it hers, with versions to shape her destiny strangehorizons.com/fiction/the-de…
Savour the taste of love, memories & relationships; get swept into Indian cuisine & ideas of marriage/relationships in "Taste of Your Name" by @Jerun_onto in @TranslunarTL, featuring some truly delectable prose. This one may make you hungry. translunartravelerslounge.com/2021/02/15/the… #IndianSF
It's that time of the year. So here's some good #IndianSF i've enjoyed in 2020; short fiction in English that's available to read for free. Given there's been quite a few of them (good year for Indian SF, yay!), this thread won't be short...
The stories in @UnseenFic, the speculative flash fiction zine started by @anandphilipc & @kazarelth. 7 eps so far (hope more are on way) with 2 stories each that you can read or listen, by @_drongo, @iRatzzz, @swarraj, @alwayskasht,
@WhatAboutMyStar et al
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@WhatAboutMyStar et al
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Strangely Familiar Tales by @GranthaMaven. 3 feminist stories inspired by Indian myth, but with a modern twist. A most welcome break from tired mythsploitation remixes. Download & read for free here:
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What?? You don't want to read SF/F by dead white problematic men? Cool. You'd rather read stories by one of our own?? Cool-er! Because i've got you covered, with this here thread on some fine recent-ish short fiction by Indian writers you can read online right now...
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From the one-&-only Vandana Singh, this title story from her latest collection, Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories explores new concepts in machine design/function by way of an engineering exam...
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The Song Between Worlds – from Devourers-author @IndrapramitDas, who just won a Shirley Jackson award – is about a 'musical' encounter, between a privileged earth-born space tourist and a Martian shepherd
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