translated by Olena Bormashenko original publication (in Russian): 1979 first English edition: 1980, Macmillan this edition: 2023, Chicago Review Press grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library “Any self-respecting detective story should, of course, have carefully and explicitly broken these questions down for the reader and provided a complete explanation
translators: Sally McCorry, Carlotta Codebò, Amanda Blee, Michael Colbert, and Rachel Cordasco Future Fiction November 29, 2022 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library (see below for synopses of individual stories) Freetaly offers readers a wide array of speculative fiction from Italy, covering topics like human-AI relationships, cloning, and migration.
SHORT STORIES “The People from the Dead Whale” by Djuna, translated from the Korean by Jihyun Park and Gord Sellar (Clarkesworld, September 1). NOVELS The Court of Shadows by Victor Dixen, translated from the French by Françoise Bui (Amazon Crossing, September 19). A fiery heroine seeks vengeance against a royal court of deadly vampires in
translated by Daniels Umanovskis original publication (in Russian): 1986 first English edition (as The Time Wanderers): 1987, Richardson & Steirman this edition: 2023, Chicago Review Press grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library When you pick up a book by two of the greatest science fiction writers of the 20th
translated by Yasser Bahjatt first English edition: 2013, Yatakhayaloon grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Arabic speculative fiction in translation has become more common since 2000, but the number of titles is still unfortunately small. HWJN, then, is an important example of what Arabic SFT has to offer, and
translated by Marganit Weinberger-Rotman original publication (in Hebrew): 2020 first English edition: 2020, Angry Robot grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library One of the fascinating things about contemporary Hebrew SFT is that it includes a subset of novels that smash together the detective genre and biblical themes. Books like
SHORT STORIES “Who Can Have the Moon” by Congyun ‘Muming’ Gu, translated from the Chinese by Tian Huang (Clarkesworld, August 1). NOVELS The Kindness by John Ajvide Lindqvist, translated by ? (riverrun, August 3). A shipping container is mysteriously dumped in the Swedish port town of Norrtalje. Due to their ignorance of its ownership it
translated by Frank Wynne original publication (in French): 1998 first English edition: 2000 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library “This book is dedicated to mankind.” Thus ends Michel Houellebecq’s strange novel The Elementary Particles, a story about, among other things, half-brothers, France, molecular biology, sex, and morality. Translated beautifully
translated by Alex Zucker original publication (in Czech): 2019 first English edition: 2021 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Written in the form of a memoir by a guard at a re-education facility, The Movement is a disturbing story of brainwashing, idealism, and fear. Set sometime in the future
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