Raihan Kibria

The Tunnel and Other Speculative Fiction Raihan Kibria

The Tunnel: A commuter on his way home falls into an infinitely long copy of the subway tunnel he's used for years.

The Ancient and Exalted: A young ranger is pressed into service to hunt down his beloved grandmother, who has become a reality-twisting magical abomination.

The Ascension of Gary: A terminally ill patient is resurrected digitally and finds himself with vast power and disturbing realizations about the universe.

Dandelions: Astronauts on the first flight to the moon meet an alien being that has been waiting there since the time of the dinosaurs.

Thalassophobia: A woman's life is changed forever while trying to cure her morbid fear of the sea on an idyllic island vacation.

This book collects five unsettling short stories and 32 flash fiction pieces set in worlds resembling but not quite like our own. Follow the protagonists as they try to make the best of bad (or downright harrowing) situations and fight for their happy ending. Disclaimer: It's possible that there won't be a happy ending