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The Trick
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The Trick

A horror story about an eye that drew the author into a trap.
Matthew Coachinger
The Cake
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The Cake

Some unsolved mysteries—especially those made from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs—can end up being remarkably delicious.
Matthew Coachinger
Chess
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Chess

On the existential despair of a supercomputer, which is forced to play tournaments again and again—and never lose.
Matthew Coachinger
Higher
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Higher

Inhaling helium from a party balloon might seem like a bit of light fun, but it can take you far away from reality—and even to the moon.
Matthew Coachinger
The Babus of Nayanjore
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The Babus of Nayanjore

A short story by the Bengali polymath about the clash between different classes and generations—and between tradition and modernity.
Rabindranath Tagore
Lord Beast
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Lord Beast

A short story about how sometimes the gravest monsters are those inside humans, set centuries ago in a mystical land of islands, knights, and animals.
Radek Rak
Lematrix
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Lematrix

The books of science fiction writer Stanisław Lem contain interesting – if disturbing – visions of the world around us as a mere illusion.
Piotr Paziński
137 Seconds (Part I)
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137 Seconds (Part I)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
137 Seconds (Part II)
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137 Seconds (Part II)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
137 Seconds (Part III)
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137 Seconds (Part III)

“137 Seconds” is a short story by Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem, translated into English for the first time by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Stanisław Lem
My Three Wishes
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My Three Wishes

In 1980, the Polish science-fiction writer Stanisław Lem was asked by a German publisher to list his three most personal wishes. He reveals them in this exclusive translation.
Stanisław Lem
The Hunt
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The Hunt

Racing across mountains and remote backwoods, a solitary figure is on the run from a team of heavily armed hunters. Will he manage to get away? Antonia Lloyd-Jones’s translation of a previously unknown story by the great master of science fiction.
Stanisław Lem
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