Exploring Twisted Futures and Mythic Realms in the book "Fractal Dreams That Unmake" by "Soham Guha"
Fractal Dreams is like a dream book for readers who love short stories of distant worlds where supernatural happenings take place with rich backdrops, and a play of dystopian worlds with newly created societies that reflect the dilemmas of the present we face with a blend of technologically advanced but crooked horrific futures.
I am very very happy to have picked this book up as I thoroughly enjoyed the stories that I have read from this collection!
You get 15 spine chilling thought provoking stories where in these future possibilities and layered complex realms, quite similar to our humanity on Earth, the societies are now challenged in every way by the misuse of its brain cells toward greed for power and shortsightedness.
These fifteen stories blend sci-fi, fantasy, and horror to explore social issues like casteism, economic disparity, and totalitarianism. Set in dystopian worlds, they highlight survival, freedom, and humanity’s struggles amid environmental and societal collapse.
Every story blends science-fiction, fantasy, the supernatural, and mythology against dystopian backdrops.
I met sprawling casts like humans, gods, AIs, and mysterious species like toxinymphs and, though they live on distant planets or in parallel universes, I kept seeing us in them.
The stories stayed with me long after each tale ended. Like a cocktail of vibrant juices, the narratives pour out harsh socio-political truths: our greed for resources, the hunger for power, and the misuse of science and technology to control and segregate.
I pictured futures where AI patrols bloodstreams, politicians weaponize divisions through gender, nationalities, castes and whole worlds crack under humanity’s excesses.
Through each story I walked very possible futures that bring spine chilling feel in me.
The backdrops are richly imagined ! Shifting fantasy realms, futuristic dimensions, and myth-laden histories that make me question our own uncertain present.
I felt compelled to explore every possibility the author raises national security warped by tech, medicine twisted into domination, communities fractured by dirty politics and what not!
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Each story arrives with its own vigorous blend of various genre, yet together they form a cohesive warning about where a crooked human mind might lead. Every thing feels atmospheric!
Like in the very first story 'Ascesion', on the twin-sunned planet Jambha, Raka journeys with priestesses to uncover her fate amid tribal myths, divine wars, and a goddess's secrets in a world ruled by shifting powers captured my mind.
The Children Between Lines made me reflect on how wars cause deep trauma, especially for women and children, and revealed the potential dangers of AI robots in medical fields.
Even the stories like- Terminal City and The Old Home at the End of the Universe deeply influenced me, each unfolding like a rainbow bloom into something that made me contemplate for a long time.
I’m excited to read more from this collection. I won’t mince words: this book feels like a masterpiece. Every entry is mindfully chosen, atmospherically crafted, and essential for any deep sci-fi lover’s shelf and, in my case, for my hands and mind. It’s available on Amazon India and worldwide.
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