SFTB 6.3: “The Bubbles” (“Les Bulles”) by Julia Verlanger (Eliane Grimaître)

Out of the entire oeuvre of this respected—even beloved—author, only her first story, “Les Bulles”/“The Bubbles,” has been translated into English, and this story provides the subject for the current installment of Stories from the Borderland. Granted, it’s a goddamn corker,

Outer DarkJanuary 2, 2025Julia Verlanger, Bubbles, Bulles, Planet of the Apes, Forbidden Planet, weird monster, weird fiction, french science fiction, the prisonerComment