Dark Matter Magazine Issue 001

Dark Matter Magazine Issue 001 by Rob Carroll is an anthology published by Dark Matter Magazine in 2021, featuring 154 pages of dark science fiction narratives and artwork. This inaugural issue presents a collection of original stories that delve into the shadow side of reality, exploring themes of despair and the complexities of the human experience through various lenses, including the fringes of society and the vastness of space.
Readers will encounter eight original dark stories, including contributions from authors such as Derrick Boden and Octavia Cade, alongside a reprint from comic book star Sloane Leong. The edition also includes an essay on modern scientific ethics and showcases three art features complemented by numerous illustrations in both full color and black and white. This diverse compilation invites readers to engage with unsettling narratives and thought-provoking insights, making it a significant addition to the realm of science fiction anthologies.
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Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey hopelessly through the downtrodden fringes of society, across the deepest reaches of space, and into the darkest, most troubled corners of the mind. Enter if you must, but beware.
The inaugural issue of Dark Matter Magazine boasts eight original dark science fiction stories, one story in the original Spanish, one reprint story by a comic book star, an essay on the state of modern scientific ethics, three art features, and two dozen illustrations in full color and black and white.
FEATURING
“Faulty Worker Process” by Derrick Boden
“The Past and Future Lives of Test Subjects” by Octavia Cade
“Bodhisattva From Bit” by Andy Dudak
“Tripping Through Time” by Rich Larson
“Evrim’s Children” by Ray Nayler
“Finishers” by Christi Nogle
“A Bolt of Lightning” by Malena Salazar Maciá, translated by Toshiya Kamei
“La Corte de los Relámpagos” by Malena Salazar Maciá
“The Extermination Device of the Blacksmith” by Solomon Uhiara
With a reprint story by Sloane Leong: “A Billion Bodies More”
Essay by Octavia Cade: “The Past and Future Lives of Scientists”
Original cover art by Richard Wagner
And interior art by Miguel Aguilar, Arula Ratnakar, and André Vieira Auer
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