Six top Spanish-language authors prove that science fiction remains sharp and visionary, with stories about the deepest anxieties, challenges, and problems of our societies. Their speculations and metaphors analyze and dissect a reality in continuous change.
"The Texture of Words", by Felicidad Martínez: women seek to lead despite being blind and dependent, while men fight constant wars.
"Deirdre", by Lola Robles: in the future, robotics can create made-to-order lovers.
"Greetings from a Zombie Nation", by Eric J. Mota: a stagnant society turns its citizens into the living dead.
"Light a Lone Candle", by Victor Conde: social networks want too much and never let go.
"Bodies", by Juanfran Jiménez: in a globalized and pseudodemocratic Europe, the rich practice sex tourism by means of mind exchange.
"Memory", by Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría: personal relationships and sex roles evolve in radical ways on a terraformed Mars in a relatively near future.
"Science Fiction from Spain", by Mariano Villarreal: a close view of what Spanish science fiction is and has been.