About "Ferestrele timpului"

When I received Mr. Ghidoveanu's invitation to write for his time travel anthology, "Ferestrele timpului", I had recently finished another time travel story for "Calatorii in timp", the SRSFF anthology that ended up being published by Nemira (read more about it here).

After the fun romp in Barcelona's streets, as "Punct the rendez-vous la cota +3000" turned out to be, I felt like writing something different, grittier, and with higher stakes. I had been toying with this idea for a couple of years, ever since reading Cherie Priest's Boneshaker. What if there was a person able to resist a poisonous gas that could kill everyone else? What would he do with his ability, and why was he this way? These are the questions I'm trying to answer in "Daca aerul n-ar avea miros" (If The Air Had No Scent).

Half way through it, I got blocked thinking there wasn't enough time travel in the story. But then I told myself my readers are smarter than that. Believe me, there is plenty of time travel in the story, you just need to pay attention. Oh, and there are also some aliens I had to threaten with selling just to make them behave, tee-hee!

"Ferestrele timpului" (The Windows of Time) was published by Tracus Arte, and the official launch is scheduled for today at Gaudeamus book fair in Bucharest.

Gaudeamus 2013

Gaudeamus International Bookfair is taking place in Bucharest this weekend.

The new release that interests me is "Ferestrele timpului", editor Stefan Ghidoveanu, Tracus Arte, November, 2013. It includes my short story "Dacă aerul n-ar avea miros". The official launch is scheduled for Sunday, November 24, 15:00.

As usual, I won't be there, but that doesn't mean you can't go and buy some books. Aside from the one mentioned above, I also recommend you the following:

"Instincte umane", Ioana Visan, Millennium Books, May 2013  

"Efectul de nautil", Ioana Visan, Millennium Books, March 2013

"Călătorii in timp. Antologie de povestiri SF", editor Antuza Genescu, Nemira, March, 2013  

"Zombii: Cartea morţilor vii", editor Mircea Pricăjan, Millennium Books, March, 2013

"Cele 1001 de scorneli ale Mosului SF", editor Stefan Ghidoveanu, Millennium Books, November, 2012
"Venus – povestiri erotice science fiction”, editor Antuza Genescu, Eagle House Publishing, November, 2011
"Steampunk: A doua revoluţie”, editor Adrian Crăciun, Millennium Books, March, 2011
"Dansând pe Marte şi alte povestiri fantastice”, editor Michael Haulică, Millennium Press, November, 2009

Story: "Nu-mi călca pe Umbră, doar..." and "Ferestrele timpului" News

Some of you might wonder if I still write Romanian short stories now that I seem to be so busy with publishing English ebooks. The short answer is yes. The long answer is a little more complicated.

Almost a year ago, I wrote a short story and submitted it to "Revista de povestiri" (Short Story Magazine - it's a printed magazine or it used to be until recently). The story was accepted for publication, but there was a waiting line since they received many submissions so... I waited. Until last month when they announced the magazine was forced to discontinue its publication because of lack of funds. O-kay. This left me with a cute little story I didn't quite know what to do with. You might be tempted to think that's not a problem since stories don't ask to be fed, but the thing is stories are written to be read.

About the same time, a new on-line fiction magazine was created, Fictiuni.ro run by Eugen Lengel. The first issue looked good, and I was already considering writing something for it when my little story became homeless. Well, it's not homeless anymore. You can read it in issue no. 2, November, 2013, of Fictiuni.ro:

Nu-mi călca pe Umbră, doar…

The issue also includes an article by Stefan Ghidoveanu in which he talks about "Ferestrele timpului" (Windows of Time) and what it takes to make an anthology.

From Mr. Ghidoveanu's blog we find out that "Ferestrele timpului" will be launched at 15:00 on Sunday, November 24, at Gaudeamus book fair in Bucharest.

Romanian Anthology: Ferestrele timpului

Edited by Stefan Ghidoveanu and published by Tracus Arte, the time travel anthology "Ferestrele timpului. Antologie de fictiuni speculative" (Windows of Time) will be here soon as announced on the editor's blog.

Table of contents
 
00. Ştefan Ghidoveanu – Introducere: moshul s.f. în luptă cu timpul
01. Adrian Buzdugan – „Spaţiu lavabil cu granule de timp”
02. Roxana Brînceanu – Traseu de noapte
03. Eugen Lenghel – Moş Timp
04. Ştefana Czeller – Dincolo de aripile corbului
05. Eugen Cadaru – Camera de la capătul culoarului
06. Ioana Vişan – Dacă aerul n-ar avea miros
07. George Lazăr -  Second Chance
08. Oliviu Crâznic – Imora
09. Narcisa Stoica – Gadjo
10. Liviu Radu – Ca mărgelele dintr-un colier…
11. Cristina Ghidoveanu – Poarta
12. Aron Biro – În căutarea timpului pierdut
13. Ana-Veronica Mircea – Clipa eternă
14. Ciprian Mitoceanu – O datorie mai veche
15. Antuza Genescu – Aventuri cu Wilkie: Femeia din portofel
16. Florin Pîtea – Care antologie?
17. Bio-bibliografiile autorilor

I love the cover art and I'm really glad to have my story included. 

"Ferestrele timpului" announced for Gaudeamus 2013

Another time travel anthology, "Ferestrele timpului" (The Windows of Time), this time edited by Stefan Ghidoveanu and published by Millennium Books, will hit the shelves at Gaudeamus book fair this fall, according to the announcement on Mr. Ghidoveanu's blog.

It will include stories by Adrian Buzdugan, Roxana Brînceanu, Ștefana Czeller, Eugen Cadaru, Ioana Vișan, George Lazăr, Oliviu Crâznic, Narcisa Stoica, Liviu Radu, Cristina Ghidoveanu, Aron Biro, Ana-Veronica Mircea, Ciprian Mitoceanu, Antuza Genescu, and Florin Pîtea.

My story is quite different from the one included in "Calatorii in timp", so don't miss it!