
What South Asian Sci-Fi Can Tell Us About Our World
My first encounter with a work of desi science fiction was very much by accident. During my undergraduate studies at the Department of English at
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Letter from the Editors
Aleksandra Hill, Kanika Agrawal, Rowan Morrison, Zhui Ning Chang, Isabella Kestermann, and Sachiko Ragosta
Coming soon: excerpt of Liar, Dreamer, Thief and an interview with its author, Maria Dong!
Interview with Naseem Jamnia
Questions by Aleksandra Hill
Excerpt: The Bruising of Qilwa
Out from Tachyon Publications
The Trick to Taking Over the World
K. Lynn Harrison
The North
Subodhana Wijeyeratne
Her Right Arm
Natalia Theodoridou
Skin and Hide
Anita Moskát
Translated by Austin Wagner
The Body is a Cage Opened Only By Fire
J.A.W. McCarthy
Deep Down Inside: Parasitism and Symbiosis Premee Mohamed
Cover: Release Me
Mary Ainza

My first encounter with a work of desi science fiction was very much by accident. During my undergraduate studies at the Department of English at

the old man doesn’t recognize me because i am wearing his son’s face. it is a mask that looks just like his, but without the

Annalise dies in the bathtub. The baby screaming. Her husband panicking. The doula calling 911 on a cellphone smeared with red. Lacy clouds of blood

February 20th My dearest Evelina, I hope this letter finds you well. I hope this letter finds you. However you are, I wish these words

I visit the city gardens at my therapist’s suggestion to break from routine, to get out of the apartment and away from the memories. He

As a special treat, we are thrilled to share an interview with Cynthia Zhang about their book After the Dragons. This gorgeous novel explores identity,

The thing they do not tell you about Beijing, Eli realizes three days into his internship with Peking University, is the way people stare. The

The cover of khōréō issue 1.3 was created by the incredible Cindy Fan. Learn more about her process here.

“And these,” I say, motioning to the stack of metal discs on Pan’s booth, “are coins. Earth’s economy is entirely based upon the transmutation of