Aberrants: Short Stories By Mitchell Lüthi

A collection of 11 short stories looking at the strangeness of existence In Kharkiv, mysterious eyes sprout from the walls of buildings as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies. A cynical space farer on a paradox-chasing mission confronts an ancient star—and the limits of human understanding—while his sentient navigator may know more than it’s letting on. A man mistakenly receives a letter meant for another drawing him into the world of a lost tribe who believe writing itself is a sin against God.
In Raghast, a civilization of rats grinds to a standstill every three months as the breeding instinct throws them into chaos. A solution exists, but it is almost too terrible to consider. A biotech visionary’s obsession with progress begins to blur the line between life and machine, leading him down paths unknown. A retired Apartheid cop hunts feral cats on the scoria slopes of Marion Island, haunted by his past and future—and then by something else... Speculative, weird, and layered with insights into the strangeness of existence, Aberrants is a collection of eleven unforgettable stories. Speculative, weird, and layered with insight into the strangeness of existence, Aberrants is a collection of eleven unforgettable stories published here for the very first time.