Novels, The Ancestors Series, Short Stories, Anthologies and Romanian Science Fiction Publications
📖 Nic Dobre Complete Bibliography
Nic Dobre is a Romanian science fiction writer whose literary career encompasses novels, short stories, magazine contributions and editorial projects.
Born in Brașov in 1970, he made his literary debut in 2012 with the short story Dilema, published in the Romanian online magazine SRSFF. His subsequent work appeared in several Romanian speculative fiction publications, including Gazeta SF, Revista de Suspans, Ficțiuni and Știință și Tehnică.
His first novel, Căldura Ghețarilor, introduced readers to a distant future in which humanity has survived a devastating glaciation of Earth. The novel became the opening volume of Seria Ancestorilor, an ambitious science fiction project concerned with humanity’s origins, survival and relationship with its ancestral planet.
Dobre subsequently published Un polițist în spațiu, expanding his exploration of futuristic worlds and human experiences within speculative settings.
Alongside his fiction, he has contributed to Romanian science fiction through editorial work, including coordinating the anthology Încotro, homo cosmicus? in 2019.
This bibliography brings together his identified novels, short fiction and editorial projects. Original publication dates are provided where they can be established reliably; undated works are identified separately rather than assigned speculative years.
📚 Nic Dobre Books in Publication Order
2012 — Literary Debut
Dilema — Short story
First published in SRSFF, a Romanian online science fiction magazine.
This publication marks the beginning of Nic Dobre’s documented literary career.
2016 — First Novel
Căldura Ghețarilor
- Publisher: Smart Publishing
- Original language: Romanian
- Genre: Science Fiction / Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
- Series: Seria Ancestorilor, Book 1
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- ISBN: 9786069410868
Set in the twenty-sixth century, the novel follows a young man born on Mars who travels to Earth, a planet devastated by a catastrophic glaciation.
As humanity attempts to recover territories emerging from beneath the ice, the protagonist encounters the challenges and mysteries of a world that is both his ancestral home and an unfamiliar destination.
The novel combines post-apocalyptic science fiction, exploration and questions about humanity’s future.
2017 — Second Novel
Un polițist în spațiu
- Publisher: Tritonic
- Collection: Sci-Fi
- Original language: Romanian
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Pages: 184
Dobre’s second novel explores a futuristic setting through a story concerned with human behaviour and relationships.
Rather than continuing the frozen-Earth scenario of his debut, the novel introduces a different speculative environment.
2018 — Short Fiction
Ștefania — Short story
- Publication: Revista de Suspans
- Issue: No. 47
- Online publication date: 19 February 2018
The story forms part of Dobre’s continuing contributions to Romanian speculative fiction magazines.
2019 — Editorial Work
Încotro, homo cosmicus? — Science Fiction Anthology
- Role: Editor / Coordinator
- Publisher: Libris Editorial
- Publication year: 2019
- Original language: Romanian
- Pages: 170
- ISBN: 9786060291497
This anthology brings together science fiction stories by several Romanian writers, exploring humanity’s possible futures and the challenges of cosmic exploration.
Nic Dobre served as the anthology’s coordinator. It must therefore be distinguished from his individually authored fiction.
The collection includes contributions by Lucian-Dragoș Bogdan, Nicu Gecse, Victor Martin, Teodora Matei, Elena Olteanu, Radu Filip, Dan Marius, Liviu Surugiu, Sergiu Someșan, Daniel Timariu, Dănuț Ungureanu and Gheorghe Tănase.
🚀 Nic Dobre Series in Recommended Reading Order
The Ancestors Series — Seria Ancestorilor
Căldura Ghețarilor (2016)
The opening novel introduces a future in which Earth has been transformed by a devastating ice age and humanity has survived through settlements beyond its original planet.
The protagonist’s journey from Mars to Earth provides the foundation for the series’ exploration of humanity’s past and future.
Series status: The author discussed plans for a continuation in a 2018 interview. A subsequent volume has not yet been bibliographically verified for this page.
For now, readers should begin with Căldura Ghețarilor, the only confirmed published volume identified here.
📕 Standalone Novels
Un polițist în spațiu (2017)
Un polițist în spațiu is a separate science fiction novel, published by Tritonic.
Its futuristic setting and emphasis on human relationships make it an interesting companion to Dobre’s debut, although it does not belong to the documented reading order of Seria Ancestorilor.
📖 Short Stories and Magazine Publications
Nic Dobre has published short fiction in Romanian literary and speculative fiction magazines since 2012.
The following works have been identified through author profiles and magazine archives.
Stories with Confirmed Publication Years
| Year | Title | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dilema | SRSFF |
| 2018 | Ștefania | Revista de Suspans, No. 47 |
Additional Identified Short Stories
The following titles are listed in the author’s Galaxia 42 archive. Their original publication dates require additional verification.
- Zile speciale
- Oglinda
- Saudade
- Dimineața fluturelui orb
- Efectul Penrose
- Misiune în afara cupolei
- Invoker
These works form part of Dobre’s broader contribution to speculative short fiction.
They are listed separately from the dated chronology to avoid confusing an online republication with a story’s original appearance.
🌍 International Publications and Translations
Nic Dobre’s work has also reached readers beyond Romania.
In 2018, a story by the author appeared in the Hungarian science fiction magazine Galaktika. Further bibliographic verification is needed to identify the precise title and issue.
In 2020, Dobre received an honourable mention in the American Writers of the Future competition.
His Galaxia 42 author archive also contains a section dedicated to translated fiction. The individual translation credits and original authors should be checked before attributing those works to Dobre as translator.
These distinctions are important because a complete bibliography should identify separately:
- Fiction originally written by the author.
- Translations of the author’s fiction into other languages.
- Translations produced by the author.
- Editorial and anthology work.
📚 Anthologies and Editorial Contributions
Încotro, homo cosmicus? (2019)
Role: Editor / Coordinator
Publisher: Libris Editorial
ISBN: 9786060291497
The anthology includes:
- Traiectorii de probabilitate — Lucian-Dragoș Bogdan
- Exocorpi — Nicu Gecse
- Timbrul — Victor Martin
- E-51741 — Teodora Matei
- Obârșia odiseei lui Oerg — Elena Olteanu
- Zburătorul — Radu Filip
- Vulturul a aterizat — Dan Marius
- Alegere — Liviu Surugiu
- Draga mea Clara — Sergiu Someșan
- Eroare de călătorie — Daniel Timariu
- Din nou acasă — Dănuț Ungureanu
- Despre aselenizare, numai de bine… — Gheorghe Tănase
The volume represents an important editorial contribution to contemporary Romanian science fiction.
It should not be classified as a standalone Nic Dobre novel or as a collection of stories written entirely by him.
🇷🇴 Romanian Editions and Translations
Nic Dobre writes primarily in Romanian, and the identified novels were originally published in that language.
| Original Title | Publisher | Year | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Căldura Ghețarilor | Smart Publishing | 2016 | Romanian |
| Un polițist în spațiu | Tritonic | 2017 | Romanian |
| Încotro, homo cosmicus? | Libris Editorial | 2019 | Romanian |
The third title is an anthology coordinated by the author, not an individually authored novel.
No English-language editions of the two novels have been confirmed in the sources consulted.
📦 Collected Editions and Omnibus Volumes
No verified omnibus edition combining Nic Dobre’s novels has been identified.
The individually published novels and the anthology coordinated by the author remain distinct bibliographic entries.
Any future collected edition should be recorded separately, without duplicating its constituent works in the main publication chronology.
📖 Nic Dobre on BookFairy
❄️ Căldura Ghețarilor (2016)
My BookFairy review revisits the novel I read in 2016 and remembers as an exceptionally enjoyable example of Romanian science fiction.
What impressed me most was the credibility of the author’s imagined future. Nic Dobre created an extraordinary setting without making it feel artificial, and I appreciated the quality of the writing as much as the ambitious premise.
📖 Read My Căldura Ghețarilor Review
📚 Related BookFairy Pages
Nic Dobre — Author Guide
Link to the Nic Dobre Author Guide page.
The Author Guide introduces the writer, his literary interests and my personal reading experience, while this bibliography focuses on his published work and its original publication history.
