Short Stories

A collection of sci-fi short stories by Mikhail Gladkikh.

Published

The Dawn of Aquarius

An elderly businessman receives an intriguing free offer from a Spa service. Reasoning he has nothing to lose, the businessman agrees to undergo the rejuvenation procedure. The outcome is not quite what anyone would have expected.

Dark Fire Fiction

Sea-born

Best Short Story, October 2021. A short story investigating the questions of ethics in science.

The Big Purple Wall

Перевод на русский язык: “Пеннорожденная”

Рассказ, поднимающий вопросы научной этики

Revival

An astronaut onboard a space station finds himself in the midst of horrific events and is…revived by the extra-terrestrials?

365 Tomorrows

The Oracle

When people stop thinking for themselves, ignorance replaces knowledge, and blind reliance on false prophets and oracles thrives.

Academy of the Heart and Mind

Other

Bellerophon

A neurologist receives a call to address a mysterious illness at the Mauna Kea Observatory. The terrifying secret she uncovers might mean the end of humanity.

The Zone Rouge

The wounds that never heal.

Dedicated to all the brave people fighting for the freedom of Ukraine.

A famous writer visits the sites of the Great War in Northern France, looking for an authentic experience to tell the story of the deadly conflict. What he finds in this dark place will claim his mind and his soul forever.

The Return to Ganzir

A professor’s obsession with Sumerian mythology opens the door for ancient horror to enter this world. Is it all just a nightmare or a dreadful reality?

Soulmates

Jack lives in a world where it rains all the time and people have no reason to go outside, everything is delivered and experienced virtually. Yet, every Saturday he goes to the park to meet a mysterious woman. They understand each other perfectly. They can complete each other’s sentences. They are soulmates.  But they don’t share any personal details about themselves, and one day Jack decides to find out. This leads to unforeseen consequences.

Still Life

A short story about facing and conquering the ultimate fear.

Top 15 Finalist for the Wattpad + Amazon “Panic” competition

Unbreakable

A series of short stories about the adventures of Space Cruiser Unbreakable and its motley crew. Each short story introduces a serious scientific topic about the universe, such as whether it is infinite, or is it possible to know anything about previous universes, and then explores it through the lens of the crew members and strange things happening to them.

The Hunt

She is a fearless hunter…but tonight a little human will challenge her.

Iris

Iris works in a ride-hailing business. A request to pick up an enigmatic passenger will change her life forever.

Destination

Returning home from the busy day in the office, the businessman meets a beggar at the train station in Moscow. Will the ominous message proclaim descent into a fatal spiral?

Dispelling Darkness

Awaiting Santa’s arrival on Christmas Night, little Sophie sees the elves emerging from the fireplace. What follows is the greatest adventure of her life, during which she learns not just Santa’s secret, but something even more important.

EMBODIMENT

After a man is diagnosed with an un-operable brain tumor and learns he has just three months left to leave, his life and reality make a dramatic turn.

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