With speculative fiction-focused conventions moving online this year, it’s great that SFT is being highlighted ! r/Fantasy Virtual Con: SFF in Translation Panelists: Julia Meitov Hersey, Rachel Cordasco, Ra Page, Basma Ghalayini, Yuri Machkasov Flights of Foundry: Bringing International SFF into the English-speaking World Panelists: Liz Gorinsky (mod), Neil Clarke, Andy Dudak, S.
SHORT STORIES/EXCERPTS “The Language Sheath” by Regina Kanyu Wang, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin and Regina Kanyu Wang (Clarkesworld Magazine, May 1). Excerpt from Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu (LitHub, May 12). “Two Moons” by Elena Pavlova, translated
translated from the Italian by Sally McCorry Luna Press Publishing April 10, 2020 220 pages grab a copy Winner of the 2015 Urania Award,* Francesco Verso’s BloodBusters is a heady mix of economic and political intrigue and fast-paced adventure, all circulating (pun intended!) around the unique premise that people pay their taxes in blood instead
SHORT STORIES “Debtless” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Blake Stone-Banks (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 1). “The Green Hills of Dimitry Totzkiy” by Eldar Safin, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Samovar, April). NOVELS Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang, translated from the
JANUARY “The Salt in Her Kiss” by Malena Salazar Maciá, translated from the Spanish by ? (The Future Fire). “Memoir of a Turkey” by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, translated from the Spanish by Kayla Andrews (Asymptote Journal). In which a dead turkey’s innards yield a packet of papers, which turn out to be the turkey’s own
Check out my essay on the entire Legend of the Galactic Heroes series for the Locus Roundtable here.
SHORT STORIES “The Task Lamp” by Bruce Sterling, translated from the Italian by the author (Medium, March 16). “Vik From Planet Earth” by Yevgeny Lukin, translated from the Russian by Mike Olivson (Future Science Fiction Digest, March). NOVELS Girls Lost by Jessica Schiefauer,
translated by David Frye Restless Books July 7, 2020 208 pages grab a copy A wild ride from the first page, Red Dust (Yoss’s latest novel in English) is a highly-entertaining space opera indebted to classic detective fiction. It also has an unusual protagonist in the form of Raymond, a positronic robot detective who is tasked
The results of the “Favorite SF in Translation from 2019” are in! Congrats to all of the winners and runners-up! Favorite Novel Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu (Tor) The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder (Harvill
The 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List is out and includes several works of SFT! NOVELS – SCIENCE FICTION The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder (Pantheon; Harvill Secker) NOVELS – HORROR The Laws of the Skies by Gregoire Courtois, translated from the French
