Speculative Fiction in Translation – Page 23 – Your guide to speculative fiction from around the world

Out This Month: May

By Rachel CordascoMay 9, 2020out this monthBulgaria, Bulgarian, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Compelling Science Fiction, Elena Pavlova, Emily Jin, Flame Tree Press, France, Francis Carsac, French, Hao Jingfang, Judith Sullivan, Kalin M. Nenov, Ken Liu, Literrary Hub, Margaret Schiff, Regina Kanyu Wang

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

Review: Bloodbusters by Francesco Verso

By Rachel CordascoApril 19, 2020reviewFrancesco Verso, Italian, Italy, Luna Press Publishing

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

Out This Month: April

By Rachel CordascoApril 4, 2020out this monthAlex Shvartsman, Andrés Barba, Angry Robot, Asaf Ashery, Blake Stone-Banks, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Eldar Safin, Francesco Verso, Hao Jingfang, Head of Zeus, Hebrew, HMH, Israel, Italian, Italy, Ken Liu, Lisa Dillman, Luna Press Publishing, Marganit Weinberger-Rotman, Russia, Russian, Sally McCorry, Samovar Magazine, Spain, Spanish

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

2020 SFT on the Web

By Rachel CordascoApril 3, 2020SFT on the Web

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

LoGH on Locus

By Rachel CordascoMarch 10, 2020reviewDaniel Huddleston, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Tyran Grillo, Yoshiki Tanaka

Check out my essay on the entire Legend of the Galactic Heroes series for the Locus Roundtable here.

Out This Month: March

By Rachel CordascoMarch 4, 2020out this monthChina, Chinese, Deep Vellum, Future Science Fiction Digest, Jessica Schiefauer, Mike Olivson, Russia, Russian, Sweden, Swedish, Two Lines Press, Yevgeny Lukin

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,

Review: Red Dust by Yoss

By Rachel CordascoFebruary 17, 2020reviewCuba, Restless Books, Spanish, Yoss

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

Out This Month: February

By Rachel CordascoFebruary 4, 2020out this monthAndrew Bromfield, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Carolina de Robertis, Chicago Review Press, Clarkesworld Magazine, Cuba, Harper Voyager, Harvill Secker, Indonesia, Indonesian, Intan Paramaditha, Julia Meitov Hersey, Malena Salazar Maciá, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, Mariner Books, Ray Loriga, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Stephen J. Epstein, Toshiya Kamei

SHORT STORIES “Eyes of the Crocodile” by Malena Salazar Maciá, translated from the Spanish by Toshiya Kamei (Clarkesworld Magazine, February 1). NOVELS The Inhabited Island by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield (Chicago Review Press, February 4). Daughter from the