Introducing the first story collected in the “Best Australian Speculative Fiction: Short Stories 2026” anthology: “The Combat Pilot’s Dictionary” by Arden Baker.
Winner of the 2024 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story (@aurealisawards), and originally published in Aurealis #167 (@aurealismagazine), Baker’s story features “breakneck high-gee interstellar combat, the interstice between technology and the human mind, and fast love in the theatre of war”.
In the author’s words: “I [want] to explore the impact that frontline trauma has on relationships, with people only moments from death. I am also fascinated with the preservation of the mind after death, and my inner optimist likes the idea of love outlasting mortal constraints.”
Not that easy to translate from English to Chinese, but we can do it!
Please visit our official fundraising page via the Australian Cultural Fund, or our eBook Dynasty website for details of the “Best Australian Speculative Fiction: Short Stories 2026” anthology Chinese edition publishing fundraiser.
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