SHORT STORIES “No Way Back” by Chi Hui, translated from the Chinese by John Chu (Clarkesworld, December 1). “Rœsin” by Wu Guan, translated from the Chinese by Judith Huang (Future Science Fiction Digest–East Asia Special Issue, December) “Raising Mermaids” by Dai Da, translated from the Chinese by S. Qiouyi Lu
This is an updated and edited version of Romanian sf author Michael Haulică’s story “Lipstick,” originally translated by Adriana Mosoiu (2003). Before we get to the story, though, read this brief piece from Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews on Haulică and the story’s previous publications: “I am certain that plenty of Romanian writers can make an
translated from the Japanese by Nancy H. Ross Kurodahan Press October 10, 2020 168 pages grab a copy at your local independent bookstore or library Kurodahan Press has once again brought Anglophone readers a gem of a book. These short stories, written in the 1920s and 30s by “one of the founders of the weird
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translated from the Croatian by the author Wizard’s Tower Press October 5, 2020 272 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore Contents: “A Unicorn and a Warrior Girl”“The Divine She-Wolf”“The Nekomata”“Elsbet and The Book of Dragons”“The Law of the Sea”“The Aeolomancer”“Rumiko”“As the Distant Bells Toll” I first read Aleksandar Žiljak’s work
SHORT STORIES “Forger Mr. Z” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Asimov’s, November/December issue). “Niuniu” by Baoshu, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, November 1). “The Recluse” by George Cornilă, translated from the Romanian by ? (Aphelion, November).
originally published in Italian in 1977 translated by Frederika Randall NYRB Classics December 1, 2020 144 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore Dissipatio Humanis Generis: the disappearance of the human race. This is Guido Morselli’s theme, and it’s explored with all of the seriousness and depth one would expect from
STEFAN GRABÍNSKI (1887-1936) “a Polish writer of horror fiction who considered himself an expert on demonology and magic. Some critics have called him the ‘Polish Poe’ or the ‘Polish Lovecraft,’ and suggested he believed in the supernatural forces in his stories.” – from Weird Fiction Review Biography on Culture.pl ESSAYS ON GRABINSKI’S WORKS
BRUNO SCHULZ (1892-1942) “Writer painter, illustrator and graphic artist known for short story collections that bring back the magical reality of Poland’s pre-war shtetls…Schulz’s output as a writer was relatively modest in terms of quantity, but exceptionally rich in quality and subject matter. It consists of two volumes of short stories – The Street of
JACEK DUKAJ The Old Axolotl: Hardware Dreams, translated by Stanley Bill (Allegro, 2015). “The Old Axolotl is an exhilarating post-apocalyptic tale about a world in which a cosmic catastrophe has sterilized the Earth of all living things. Only a small number of humans have managed to copy digitalized versions of their minds onto hardware in
