JANUARY

“Beyond Everything” by Wang Yanzhong, translated from the Chinese by Stella Jiayue Zhu (Clarkesworld).

“A Small Extinction, Parts 1 & 2” by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Words Without Borders).

Sang tries to convince her sister not to become a transhuman machine, but her sister claims that it’s the only way to thrive in the world. Alien entities then take over the neural network that connects all transhumans on Earth and inform the rest of humanity that it must also transition eventually. Sang, though, refuses to give in, especially because now she must raise her sister’s baby.

FEBRUARY

“Hotel California” by Hsin-Hui Lin, translated from the Chinese (Taiwan) by Ye Odelia Lu (Samovar).

“Bodyhoppers” by Rocío Vega, translated from the Spanish [Spain] by Sue Burke (Clarkesworld).