a reader’s guide to fantasy

Dark SF at Trei Publishing House (Alastair Reynolds: The Prefect)

(a reader’s guide to fantasy) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Zenovia Popa [MTTLC student]   click aici pentru versiunea română     In Romania, there are currently three publishing houses – hallmarks for the scientific-fantastic literature enthusiasts (I remind here that – in my opinion, a view adopted  following careful analysis of more […]

Şerban Andrei Mazilu: “Limbo”

(a reader’s guide to fantasy) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Alexandra Sârbu [MTTLC student]   click aici pentru versiunea română     Serban Andrei Mazilu is a young Romanian author who debuted in 2013 directly abroad, in English, with the first novel from the series The Angellove Society, namely Crux (whom I have […]

American SF literature in Romania: Ray Bradbury – „Fahrenheit 451”

[translation: Petre Solomon, Paladin Publishing, 2013] (a reader’s guide to fantasy) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Alina-Olimpia Miron   click aici pentru versiunea română     Ray Bradbury (1920-2012… another recent, immense loss for culture) is considered one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He wrote SF literature, „fantasy” literature, […]

Ana Antonescu and the new series of the Anticipaţia (issue 1-6) Collection of SF Short-Stories

(a reader’s guide to fantasy) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Alina-Olimpia Miron   click aici pentru versiunea română   An exceptional phenomenon for the lovers of fantasy literature occurred in the fall of 2012 thanks to Nemira Publishing: the revival of the Anticipaţia Almanac and the magazine Collection of SF Short-Stories (book form, […]

Ana Antonescu şi noua serie a Colecţiei de Povestiri Ştiinţifico-Fantastice Anticipaţia (nr. 1-6)

(ghidul cititorului de fantastic) de Oliviu Crâznic click here for the English version   Un fenomen excepţional pentru iubitorul de literatură fantastică l-a reprezentat, în toamna anului 2012, resuscitarea, de către Editura Nemira, a Almanahului Anticipaţia şi a revistei (cu format de tip carte, apariţie lunară şi un preţ foarte scăzut, gravitând în jurul a […]

Romanian fantasy  literature: Michael Haulică – “Transfer”

[Millennium Books Publishing House, 2012] (a reader’s guide to fantasy [3]) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Cristina Baciu [MTTLC student]   click aici pentru versiunea română   Fiction writer (Madia Mangalena, Despre singurătate şi îngeri, Aşteptând-o pe Sara, Povestiri fantastice, Povestea lui Calistrat Hadâmbu), critic (Nu sunt guru, …nici Torquemada), editor, collections coordinator […]

Romanian Fantastic Literature: 2011 awards

(a reader’s guide to fantasy [1]) by Oliviu Crâznic translation from Romanian by Angelica Ţapoca [MTTLC student]   click aici pentru versiunea română   Starting with this issue we will give some special attention to Romanian fantastic literature trying therefore to emphasize the fact that SF, fantasy or horror lovers do not necessarily need to […]

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