Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World

About the BookODD STORIES ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD.A cloud-herder gathers his flock as he prepares to retire. Meanwhile, the imminent retirement of its most talented singer is sending panic waves through the Weather Department. And a corvid inspector faced with a very tough case must also deal with a ruined reputation and morose associates.Gigi Ganguly's speculative short stories are shot through with a deep love for the natural world, grave concern about the crises that envelop it today and a rare kindness even as she places the blame for it all on one species. At once fantastical and familiar, playful and disturbing, these stories root around in the world we think we know, dredging up truths that often evade our eyes.About the AuthorGigi Ganguly has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Limerick in Ireland. Formerly a journalist, she currently works as an editor in Delhi-NCR. Her first book, a novella titled One Arm Shorter Than the Other, was published in 2022, and was nominated for a Subjective Chaos Kind of Award in 2023. She is currently working on a novel about AI and consciousness.