Red Herring - an imprint of The Antonym Collections

Red Herring - an imprint of The Antonym Collections The Science Fiction Fantasy Horror and Thriller Imprint of The Antonym Collections. Publish and promote translated fiction from underrepresented diverse voices

We were delighted to host the book launch of The Opposite Bank and Other Poems by Ramchandra Pramanik, translated from B...
04/09/2025

We were delighted to host the book launch of The Opposite Bank and Other Poems by Ramchandra Pramanik, translated from Bengali by Dr Sreejata Paul and published by The Antonym Collections. đź“–đź’«

The event featured a rich conversation with Dr Sreejata Paul, joined by Bishnupriya Chowdhuri (Editor-in-Chief, The Antonym Collections) and Dr Sreedeep Bhattacharya (Associate Professor, SNIoE).

This was followed by a stimulating panel discussion on “Poetry and Speculative Fiction in Translation”, exploring the role of translation in shaping voices from the subcontinent.

Our esteemed panelists included:

Bishnupriya Chowdhuri – Editor-in-Chief, The Antonym Collections

Dr Sreedeep Bhattacharya – Associate Professor, SNIoE

Dr Chinmay Sharma – Assistant Professor, SNIoE

Dr Jabin T. Jacob – Associate Professor, SNIoE

Soham Guha – SF writer & Director of Publishing, The Antonym Collections

đź“Ť Venue: Shiv Nadar IoE
đź“… Date: 4th September 2025

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating literature, translation, and the bridging of worlds through words. 🌍✨

✨ Save the Date ✨We’re delighted to invite you to the book launch of The Opposite Bank and Other Poems by Ramchandra Pra...
02/09/2025

✨ Save the Date ✨

We’re delighted to invite you to the book launch of The Opposite Bank and Other Poems by Ramchandra Pramanik, translated from Bengali by Dr. Sreejata Paul and published by The Antonym Collections. 🌊📖

đź“… 4th September 2025
🕛 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
đź“Ť D128, Shiv Nadar IoE

The launch will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion on Poetry and Speculative Fiction in Translation featuring:
🔹 Bishnupriya Chowdhuri (Editor-in-Chief, The Antonym Collections)
🔹 Dr. Sreedeep Bhattacharya (SNioE)
🔹 Dr. Chinmay Sharma (SNioE)
🔹 Dr. Jabin T. Jacob (SNioE)
🔹 Soham Guha (SF writer & Director of Publishing, The Antonym Collections)

Join us as we celebrate poetry, translation, and the possibilities of speculative fiction across cultures! 🌍✨

🚀✨ What does the future look like when myth meets science — and the imagination is unapologetically Indian?Join us for a...
01/09/2025

🚀✨ What does the future look like when myth meets science — and the imagination is unapologetically Indian?

Join us for an exciting discussion on IndoFuturism & Indian Science Fiction-Fantasy with Soham Guha — writer, translator, and editor of cutting-edge speculative fiction.

đź“š Featured Works:
🔹 Fractal Dreams – When dreams fracture, reality bends.
🔹 Null – A novel of infinity, where time and space collapse.
🔹 The One-Legged – A haunting tale of existence and resilience.

đź“Ť Centre for English Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Room 16, SL 1)
đź—“ 3rd September
🕑 2 – 4 PM

🌌 Step into stories that unmake, remake, and reimagine the future. See you there!

29/06/2025

Null
By Tanzim Rahman, translated from the Bengali by Manjira Dasgupta is a hard science fiction.
It's where Lost in Space meets I-Robot with hints of Xeelee Sequence

Cover will be revealed soon.

Be ready for a philosophical hard science fiction.
16/06/2025

Be ready for a philosophical hard science fiction.

Tarini Kumar Dutta lived quietly… until the State marked him "doubtful."Detention camps. Betrayal. Propaganda. A sleeper...
09/06/2025

Tarini Kumar Dutta lived quietly… until the State marked him "doubtful."
Detention camps. Betrayal. Propaganda. A sleeper cell.
But Tarini has one goal: survive—and find his way back to Sabita.
Fractured States will wreck you, make you think, and leave you gasping. This is the India you don’t want to imagine… but maybe need to.

Read it. Share it. Talk about it. Preorder Now:
https://antonymcollection.com/product/fractured-states-alternate-future/

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What if the state decided you don’t exist?Fractured States, by Ranjan Roy (translated from Bengali by Ritwika Maiti), is...
03/06/2025

What if the state decided you don’t exist?

Fractured States, by Ranjan Roy (translated from Bengali by Ritwika Maiti), is not just fiction—it’s a prophetic vision of a nation on the brink. Follow Tarini Kumar Dutta as he’s stripped of identity and hope, only to face the most terrifying regime of all: one that believes it’s righteous.

Set in a speculative, all-too-familiar India, this novel is a punch to the gut—and a mirror to our times. Are you ready to question everything?

Pre-order your copy today and secure your place at the front lines of resistance:
https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0F8R9KKR6

Red Herring, an Imprint of The Antonym Collections, is looking for a talented individual with enthusiastic insights into...
29/05/2025

Red Herring, an Imprint of The Antonym Collections, is looking for a talented individual with enthusiastic insights into the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thriller genres.

If you're a fan of everything speculative, if your choice of books spans from 2001 to Salem's Lot, from Exhalation to Hummingbird Salamander, and if you believe that SF in India is still underrepresented and has tremendous potential for growth, then we are offering a paid internship at our Kolkata office with onsite experience.

Come and read books with us, make them with us, and be a part of Endless Wonders.

Form Link:
https://forms.gle/m1vYttD1GPMt161bA

On one leg, leaning,Picking tamarinds, swaying.In one hand a pot of salt,In the other, a knife.Cutting ears, sprinkling ...
20/05/2025

On one leg, leaning,
Picking tamarinds, swaying.
In one hand a pot of salt,
In the other, a knife.
Cutting ears, sprinkling salt, house to house.
Old Bengali folk song on the one-legged ghost
When the moldy wall of the old mansion began to heave and the shadows of the cursed tree
ruffled his nights, Tunu learned how darkness lives not only at night– that the home itself is like a
sleeping giant, shrouded in secrets, grief, and loss. As the receding history repeated itself, Tunu
turned slowly, but definitely, into someone else.
Into something else.
The One Legged – a gripping psychological thriller with a shocking twist by Sakyajit
Bhattacharya, translated by Rituparna Mukherjee, [ Shortlisted for JCB Prize 2024]
Find out more here:
https://antonymcollection.com/product/the-one-legged/






Time is infinite.It is here.It is now.It’s what wars are fought for.We seek freedom for entropy and ourselves.The Chroni...
18/05/2025

Time is infinite.
It is here.
It is now.
It’s what wars are fought for.
We seek freedom for entropy and ourselves.
The Chronicles of the Last Timesmith is a science fiction novel inspired by the freedom
movement of Bangladesh.
Written by Dipen Bhattacharya, translated by Chirayata Chakrabarty.
Found out more:
https://antonymcollection.com/product/the-last-timesmith/








You’re your worst enemy.You’re out for your blood.The gun is pointed at you.But it is in the hand of someone else.You ha...
18/05/2025

You’re your worst enemy.
You’re out for your blood.
The gun is pointed at you.
But it is in the hand of someone else.
You have hired him to kill you.
Of Whom Shall I be Afraid is a high-octane psychological thriller set in Kolkata where a game
of life and death unfolds. Where the hunted becomes the hunter and the city a bemused
spectator.
Written by Saugata Roy Barman, translated by Subhadeep Palit
Find out more:
https://antonymcollection.com/product/of-whom-shall-i-be-afraid/



“The feather of a creature eons old had an iridescent texture. It shined like the housed flag of a new age.”Delve in the...
02/05/2025

“The feather of a creature eons old had an iridescent texture. It shined like the housed flag of a new age.”
Delve in the world of sci-fi, fantasy and horror through these fifteen stories curating the elements rich in history, culture and people, bringing the concoction packed with action, revenge, humor, love, hate, disparity and salvation and everything in between.
Click on the link to dive into the adventure:
https://antonymcollection.com/product/fractal-dreams-that-unmake/

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