In Kharkiv, mysterious eyes sprout from the walls of buildings as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies. A cynical spacefarer on a paradox-chasing mission confronts an ancient star—and the limits of human understanding—while his sentient navigator may know more than it’s letting on. A man mistakenly receives a letter meant for another drawing him into the world of a lost tribe who believe writing itself is a sin against God. In Raghast, a civilization of rats grinds to a standstill every three months as the breeding instinct throws them into chaos. A solution exists, but it is almost too terrible to consider. A biotech visionary’s obsession with progress begins to blur the line between life and machine. Speculative, weird, and layered with insight into the strangeness of existence, Aberrants is a collection of eleven unforgettable stories published here for the very first time.