Archive · 20 Sep 2025
IF Anthology: New Indian SFF Explores Dystopian Futures
Imagine a book filled with imaginative stories from Indian writers!
It's called 'The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF.'
It's like a collection of different dreams about the future, some good and some bad.
These stories explore what it means to be human, often set in strange worlds.
Some stories talk about what happens when the sea disappears, or how memories can be explored.
Many stories imagine a future that's not so great, maybe a little like the world now but more dangerous.
Overall, the book shows how creative Indian writers are in imagining different worlds!
The anthology features 11 speculative fiction stories by Indian authors.
The book explores themes like climate anxiety and questions about humanity.
Stories range from dystopian futures to explorations of memory and identity.
The anthology includes diverse tones and styles within the speculative fiction genre.
The anthology aims to highlight new talent in Indian speculative fiction.
- Who
- Gautam Bhatia (editor) and various Indian speculative fiction writers.
- What
- An anthology of speculative fiction stories.
- When
- Not specified in the article, but the book is newly published.
- Where
- India, with stories exploring Indian themes and futures.
- Why
- To showcase and bring together Indian speculative fiction writing.
- Book Title
- The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF
- Editor
- Gautam Bhatia
- Publisher
- Westland Books
- Genre
- Speculative Fiction
- Number of Stories
- 11