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📚 Alexandru Lamba: Complete Bibliography and Publication Guide
Alexandru Lamba (born 1980) is a Romanian writer whose published work spans science fiction, fantasy, contemporary literary fiction, short stories, graphic novels and literary criticism.
He made his literary debut in 2013 with a short story in Gazeta SF. His first novel, Sub steaua infraroșie, appeared in 2016, followed by Arhitecții speranței in 2017.
Lamba subsequently published speculative short fiction, young-adult fantasy and contemporary novels, while also contributing to Romanian literary magazines and editorial projects.
This BookFairy bibliography covers his identifiable published work through October 2026, organised by publication date, literary category and series.
It distinguishes independently published books from anthology contributions, graphic-story collections and later republications.
For biographical information, literary awards and an introduction to his work, visit the Alexandru Lamba Author Guide.
📖 Novels — Chronological Publication Order
| Year | Original Title | Publisher | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sub steaua infraroșie | Tritonic | Science fiction |
| 2017 | Arhitecții speranței | Tritonic | Science fiction |
| 2019 | Cărări pe gheață | Herg Benet | Young-adult science fantasy |
| 2022 | Șapte virtuți deșarte și o păcătoasă moarte | Litera | Contemporary literary fiction |
| 2024 | Azilul meu | Polirom | Contemporary / cross-genre fiction |
These five titles are the confirmed novels in Lamba’s principal bibliography through October 2026. The remaining major book-length publication is his short-story collection.
Sub steaua infraroșie (2016)
Publisher: Tritonic
Original language: Romanian
Genre: Science Fiction
Alexandru Lamba’s debut novel explores speculative concepts within a science-fiction narrative.
The novel received recognition at Romanian speculative-fiction events, including awards for literary debut.
Arhitecții speranței (2017)
Publisher: Tritonic
Original language: Romanian
Genre: Science Fiction / Time Travel / Espionage
A science-fiction novel blending time travel, espionage, suspense and romance.
The novel explores the consequences of decisions made within a larger speculative framework involving secret organisations and unusual technological possibilities.
Read the BookFairy review of Arhitecții speranței.
Cărări pe gheață (2019)
Publisher: Herg Benet
Series: Stele și gheață, Book 1
Genre: Young-Adult Science Fantasy
The opening volume of Lamba’s young-adult series Stele și gheață.
It should be listed both in chronological order and in the separate series reading-order section.
Șapte virtuți deșarte și o păcătoasă moarte (2022)
Publisher: Litera
Genre: Contemporary Literary Fiction
This novel marked an important expansion of Lamba’s career beyond traditional science fiction.
The book received recognition from the Romanian literary community, including an award for its ending.
Azilul meu (2024)
Publisher: Polirom
Collection: Ego. Proză
Lamba’s 2024 novel continues his exploration of contemporary themes and the intersection of literary forms.
It represents a further stage in the development of his fiction beyond the speculative genre in which he first became known.
❄️ Stele și gheață Series — Reading Order
Stele și gheață is Alexandru Lamba’s young-adult science-fantasy series.
Published Books
- Cărări pe gheață (2019) — Herg Benet.
No additional numbered volume has been confirmed as published in the sources consulted for this bibliography.
Readers should begin with Cărări pe gheață.
The series will be updated if further instalments are published.
📕 Short-Story Collections
Singurătatea singularității (2018)
Publisher: Herg Benet
Genre: Science Fiction / Speculative Fiction
Original language: Romanian
Alexandru Lamba’s first independently published short-story collection appeared in November 2018.
The book gathers speculative fiction exploring the relationship between humanity, technology, identity and imagined futures.
Individual stories previously published in magazines should not be treated as new works merely because they were collected in this volume.
🎨 Comics and Graphic Novels
Alexandru Lamba has collaborated with Romanian illustrator Alexandra Gold on graphic storytelling projects.
Focurile lumii noi (2018)
Publisher: Geek Network
Script: Alexandru Lamba
Illustrations: Alexandra Gold
A graphic story originally published as an independent illustrated work.
Povești din lumi și timpuri (2022)
Publisher: Pavcon
Contributors: Alexandra Gold and Alexandru Lamba
Format: Graphic-story collection
The album contains eight illustrated stories combining science fiction, fantasy, horror and historical subjects.
Contents:
- Suflu
- Os pentru os
- Moș Ion Roată și Cuza Vodă
- Fum și abur
- Fabrica
- Focurile lumii noi
- Poluare
- Copiii întunericului
The collection includes the previously published Focurile lumii noi.
Bibliographical distinction: Focurile lumii noi (2018) is an earlier independent publication; its appearance in Povești din lumi și timpuri (2022) is a collected edition, not a separate newly written work.
📚 Short Fiction — Identified Individual Publications
Alexandru Lamba began publishing short stories in 2013.
His work has subsequently appeared in science-fiction magazines, literary periodicals and anthologies.
The following list records independently identifiable short-fiction titles from bibliographic databases and literary publications.
| Year | Story | Publication Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Literary debut story | Gazeta SF |
| 2014 | Copiii întunericului | Short fiction |
| 2016 | La început au fost serviciile de calitate | Short fiction |
| 2016 | O picoteală mai adâncă | Short fiction |
| 2017 | Upgrademon go | Short fiction |
| 2018 | Marea rățoială | Short fiction |
| 2019 | Duh de abur și fum | Short fiction |
| 2019 | Bug | English-language short-fiction publication |
| 2020 | Versorul-L | Short fiction |
| 2021 | Copilul favorit | Revista Familia, nos. 7–8 |
The first story’s original title and the precise first-publication venue of every later entry require individual issue-level confirmation. Accordingly, no unsupported magazine attribution has been assigned to those records.
Other Identified Early Fiction
Alexandru Lamba’s early magazine contributions also include Pe lamă de ras, associated with Argos.
A comprehensive issue-by-issue catalogue of his early short fiction should continue to distinguish original magazine publication from later inclusion in collected volumes.
📰 Literary Magazines and Periodicals
Lamba has contributed fiction to several Romanian speculative-fiction and literary magazines.
Documented publication venues include:
- Gazeta SF
- Nautilus
- Ficțiuni
- Fantastica
- Helion
- EgoPhobia
- Argos Magazine
- Galileo Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Colecția de Povestiri Științifico-Fantastice
- Almanahul Anticipația
- Știință și tehnică
- Revista Familia
- Ficțiunea
- Galaxia 42
These publications form an important part of his bibliography, particularly for his early speculative fiction.
Magazine contributions are separate bibliographical records even when the stories were later collected in book form.
📦 Anthologies and Collaborative Publications
Alexandru Lamba has contributed to several Romanian science-fiction anthologies.
2015
Argos Doi
- Publishers: Media-Tech / Texarom.
- A multi-author speculative-fiction anthology.
2016
Galaxis – Noua operă spațială
- Publisher: Eagle.
- A collection associated with Romanian space-opera writing.
Exit. Povestiri de dincolo
- Publisher: Eagle.
- A multi-author speculative-fiction anthology.
- Later published in another edition by Tritonic.
3.3
- Publisher: Tritonic.
- A collaborative prose volume involving Alexandru Lamba, Rodica Bretin and Michael Haulică.
2017
Exit Plus: Povestiri de dincolo
- Publisher: Tritonic.
- A later publication connected to the Exit anthology project.
The various editions and related volumes should not automatically be counted as separate original works by every contributor.
Other Anthology Appearances
Lamba has also appeared in Romanian speculative-fiction collections and literary-magazine anthologies.
Additional contributions should be entered under their original publication dates once individual story titles and issue-level records have been confirmed.
🌍 International Publications and Translations
Alexandru Lamba has published fiction in Romanian and has also appeared in English-language speculative-fiction publications.
An identifiable example is:
- Bug (2019) — recorded as English-language short fiction.
The international anthology Collected Stories from Galaxy 42 SFF Online Magazine also provides an English-language presentation of his work and biographical information.
Translations and English-language appearances should be distinguished from Romanian first publications.
A translated title is not counted as a separate original story.
✍️ Literary Essays, Reviews and Editorial Work
Alexandru Lamba’s bibliography extends beyond fiction.
He has worked as a literary editor, reviewer and essayist, contributing to discussions about speculative fiction, contemporary literature and publishing.
Editorial Activity
- Gazeta SF — editor-in-chief, 2015–2019.
- Galaxia 42 — editorial involvement from 2019, including collaborative work with Daniel Timariu.
Selected Essays and Editorials
His non-fiction work includes:
- Galaxia 42 a ajuns! (2019), with Daniel Timariu.
- Dune: o scurtă istorie a industriei (2020).
- Trei proze de Ken Liu (2020).
- Lumile din cea mai recentă Exalare a lui Ted Chiang (2020).
- Piranesi, ecourile lumii noastre în altă lume (2020).
- Rețelele sociale, paratrăsnetul mâniei noastre (2021).
- O molimă și doi împărați (2021).
He has also published reviews and critical essays in Revista Familia, including articles about contemporary Romanian writers.
His critical work is an ongoing part of his literary activity and should not be confused with his original fictional publications.
📖 Romanian Editions
Alexandru Lamba writes primarily in Romanian, so his Romanian editions are generally original-language publications.
| Original Title | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Sub steaua infraroșie | 2016 | Tritonic |
| Arhitecții speranței | 2017 | Tritonic |
| Singurătatea singularității | 2018 | Herg Benet |
| Focurile lumii noi | 2018 | Geek Network |
| Cărări pe gheață | 2019 | Herg Benet |
| Șapte virtuți deșarte și o păcătoasă moarte | 2022 | Litera |
| Povești din lumi și timpuri | 2022 | Pavcon |
| Azilul meu | 2024 | Polirom |
The graphic-story collection Povești din lumi și timpuri incorporates material that appeared in earlier form.
Reprints and later editions are not duplicated in the principal original-publication chronology.
📦 Omnibus Editions and Reprints
A bibliographical distinction is necessary between:
- An original standalone publication.
- A collection that gathers previously published stories.
- A revised or reprinted edition of an existing work.
For Alexandru Lamba, Povești din lumi și timpuri (2022) is a significant collected graphic publication containing the earlier Focurile lumii noi.
No confirmed omnibus collecting the main novels or multiple volumes of Stele și gheață has been identified.
Until documentary evidence establishes otherwise, later editions should remain attached to their original works rather than being counted as new titles.
🦋 Alexandru Lamba Reviews on BookFairy
📕 Arhitecții speranței
BookFairy has reviewed Alexandru Lamba’s 2017 science-fiction novel Arhitecții speranței.
The review explores the novel’s combination of time travel, espionage, suspense, speculative technology and romance.
Read Arhitecții speranței by Alexandru Lamba — BookFairy Review
Future reviews of Alexandru Lamba’s books will be linked as the BookFairy collection grows.
📚 Where to Start Reading Alexandru Lamba
Readers looking for science fiction can begin with Sub steaua infraroșie or Arhitecții speranței.
Those interested in short speculative fiction should explore Singurătatea singularității.
Readers who prefer young-adult science fantasy can begin with Cărări pe gheață.
For contemporary literary fiction, Șapte virtuți deșarte și o păcătoasă moarte and Azilul meu represent later stages of his writing career.
Readers interested in comics and graphic storytelling can explore Povești din lumi și timpuri, created with Alexandra Gold.
📖 Further Reading & Bibliographical Sources
- Alexandru Lamba — Personal Literary Website
- Alexandru Lamba — Galaxia 42
- Alexandru Lamba — Revista Familia
- Alexandru Lamba — Editura Litera
- Azilul meu — Editura Polirom
- Povești din lumi și timpuri — Editura Pavcon
- Alexandru Lamba — Ficțiunea
- Alexandru Lamba — 5 minute de literatură
Bibliographical note: This page brings together the confirmed book-length publications and identifiable shorter works available through October 2026. The author’s periodical contributions are extensive; the short-fiction and criticism records are therefore open to further issue-level additions and corrections. Unpublished manuscripts and unverified future projects are excluded.
