Stories
Over the past decade, Igor has also written numerous short stories, in addition to full-length novels. On this page, you will find details, descriptions and links to his published portfolio, including several anthologies and standalone stories.
Welcome to Pacific City
2018 (sixth) annual SFFWorld.com anthology.
The Hunt
Santa Claus gets arrested for burglary. While trying to save the world. On Halloween. Wearing flip-flops. Published in Crimson Streets, December 2018.
Just a Silly Robot
Just a Silly Robot, a sci-fi themed short story, has been published in Allegory ezine, a bi-annual online magazine of science fiction, fantasy and horror, Volume 32/59, Fall/Winter 2017.
A Tale of Guns and Goats and Velvet Coats
This is a teaser story for the 2016 annual SFFWorld.com anthology – You are Here – Tales of Cartographic Wonders (see just below). It is available for free reading.
You Are Here – Tales of Cartographic Wonders
2016 (fifth) annual SFFWorld.com anthology.
ECOTONES: Ecological Stories from the Border Between Fantasy and Science Fiction
2015 (fourth) annual SFFWorld.com anthology.
What About My Humanity?
This short story has been published in Allegory ezine, a tri-annual online magazine of science fiction, fantasy & horror, Volume 28/55, Fall/Winter 2015. It’s free to read and enjoy.
Note: The story has gone offline on June 30, 2016, as the publication has released a new volume. The link below is to a web.archive.org version, and the story is available on Goodreads for free reading.
Wars to End All Wars
2014 (third) annual SFFWorld.com anthology.
Nominated for the 2014 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History!
The End – Visions of Apocalypse
2012 (first) annual SFFWorld.com anthology.
Other short stories
On Dedoimedo as well as Goodreads, Igor has a whole section of stories and writing snippets, mostly taken from earlier works, which never quite became fully featured books. Best part? Free, so you should definitely browse and read some. Who knows, you might actually like the stuff.