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What is Putin's endgame in the Russia-Ukraine War? What are direct sources (both Ukrainian and Russian) saying about the conflict in their native languages? What are Putin's remaining objectives in the war? What is the chance, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will melt down? Find out as Sean Patrick Hazlett meets with science fiction writer, editor, translator, and Ukrainian expat, Alex Shvartsman.

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Books

The Middling Affliction: The Conradverse Chronicles, Book 1
Eridani's Crown

Biography

Alex Shvartsman is the author of The Middling Affliction (2022) and Eridani’s Crown (2019) fantasy novels. Over 120 of his stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, etc. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction (2014) and was a two-time finalist (2015 & 2017) for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Fiction.

His translations from Russian have appeared in F&SF, Clarkesworld, Tor.com, Asimov’s, etc. Alex has edited over a dozen anthologies, including the long-running Unidentified Funny Objects series. He’s the editor-in-chief of Future Science Fiction Digest.

Sean Patrick Hazlett’s Books

Weird World War III
Weird World War IV
Hell’s Well
Alien Abattoir and Other Stories
Alien Abattoir and Other Stories (Audio)
The Post-Apocalyptic Tourist’s Guide to the Mojave Desert

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