First published 2023
In "Qualia Nous", Michael Bailey's unsettling short stories blur the line between reality and the uncanny. From a Pakistani family's harrowing interdimensional journey to a sinister doppelganger's sinister schemes, these tales confront the unseen forces that lurk in the periphery of our senses. Driven by a sense of cosmic dread, the collection plunges readers into a world where the normal and paranormal collide with disquieting consequences.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, fantasy, horror
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, unsettling
Tropes: paranormal, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Solar System, Schenectady, Mars, Whitehead City, Port Authority Terminal, New York City
Period: 1987, 24th century
428 pages · Hardcover · Written Backwards
Content warnings: body-horror, violence