Apex Magazine Issue 128

Apex Magazine #128

by Francesco Verso (Editor), Renan Bernardo, Nina Munteanu

Special Issue: International Futurists

Original Fiction:
"Soil of Our Home, Storm of Our Lives" by Renan Bernardo
"Robin's Last Song" by Nina Munteanu
"Godmother" by Cheryl S. Ntumy
"The synchronism of touch" by Gabriela Damián Miravete
"Dreamports" by Tlotlo Tsamaase
"Samsāra in a Teacup" by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

Classic Fiction:
"Aethra" by Michalis Manolios
"Francine (draft for the September lecture)" by Maria Antònia Martí Escayol

Nonfiction:
"Highlighting Trends in Indian SF in the Twenty-First Century" by Tarun K. Saint

Genres: Science Fiction

214 pages, ebook

Published December 7, 2021

About the author

Francesco Verso (Bologna, 1973) is a multiple-award Science Fiction writer and editor. He has published: Antidoti umani, e-Doll, Nexhuman, Bloodbusters, Futurespotting and I camminatori (made of The Pulldogs and No/Mad/Land). Nexhuman and Bloodbusters have been published in Italy, US, UK and China. I camminatori will be published by Flame Tree Press as The Roamers in Spring 2023. He works as editor of Future Fiction, scouting and translating the best SF from 12 languages and more than 30 countries. He’s the Honorary Director of the Fishing Fortress SF Academy of Chongqing. He may be found online at www.futurefiction.org.

Reviews

[Jassmine]

Mostly want to read for Samsāra in a Teacup by Lavanya Lakshminarayan but I might check out some other stuff as well.

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[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautifully written stories from around the world! I loved the first few but lost interest as a result of personal preference when it comes to what I actually like to read. I need to stick to my messed up horror stories.

If you like hopeful speculative fiction with an eco/socially aware angle then Apex is for you! But I want bad things to happen and more action, horror, nihilism. Again, this rating is based on personal preference for genre, NOT writing ability. I wanted to see what Apex was publishing and it's well done for sure.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read "Samsāra in a Teacup" by Lavanya Lakshminarayan, which I really enjoyed. Fun premise and satisfying conclusion.

[Jared Millet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I greatly enjoyed Apex's "International Futurists" special issue, and I appreciated that all the stories included fall under the Science Fiction umbrella. (Sometimes it feels as if Fantasy is taking over speculative fiction.) Favorites of mine were "The Synchronism of Touch" by Gabriela Damián Miravete, "Dreamports" by Tlotlo Tsamaase, and "Francine" by María Antonia Martí Escayol.

[Sarah Rubí]

Enjoyed Tlotlo Tsamaase’s ‘Dreamports’ very much.