SFT from Tor
Tor Books has been publishing speculative fiction in translation for the past couple of decades. From Chinese to French SFT and everything in between, there’s a ton to love! from the Chinese from the Dutch
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SFT from Macmillan
“BEST OF SOVIET SCIENCE FICTION” SERIES (1977-1984) tr. 1977 tr. 1977 tr. 1977 tr. 1978 tr. 1978 tr. 1978 tr. 1978 tr. 1979 tr. 1979 tr. 1979 tr. 1980 tr. 1980 tr. 1981 tr. 1981 tr. 1982 tr. 1984
SFT from DAW
During the 1970s and 80s, DAW Books published 21 works of SFT, including novels, collections, and anthologies. Below are the striking covers with links to their respective Goodreads pages. Enjoy! from the Dutch orig. 1968 / tr. 1973 from the French orig. 1958 / tr. 1973
SFT from Orbit
ORBIT tr. 1977 tr. 1977 tr. 1978 tr. 2011 tr. 2012 ORBIT (US) tr. 2008 tr. 2009 tr. 2009 tr. 2013 tr. 2014 tr. 2014 tr. 2015 tr. 2016 tr. 2017 tr. 2018 tr. 2019
Anthologies & Collections
SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLECTIONS Abe, Kobo. Beyond the Curve, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter (Kodansha USA, 1991). d’Arbaud, Jóusè. The Beast, and Other Tales, translated by Joyce Zonana (Northwestern University Press, 2020). Bakić, Asja. Mars, translated by Jennifer Zoble (Feminist Press, 2019). Beck, Zoë. A Contented Man and Other Stories, translated by Rachel Hildebrandt (Weyward Sisters Publishing,
Yiddish—Yoruba
Yiddish Der Nister. “Walking,” translated by Joseph Tamaras (Samovar Magazine, 2018). [read here] —-. “The Fool and the Forest Spirit,” translated by Joseph Tamaras (PaknTreger, 2021). [read here] Sandler, Boris. Excerpt from Nomansland, AZ, translated by Sebastian Schulman (Words Without Borders, 2016). [read here] —-. “Green Apples From the Garden of Eden,” translated by Jordan
Swahili—Welsh
Swahili Kezilahabi, Euphrase. Excerpt from Nagona, translated by Duncan Ian Tarrant (No Edges: Swahili Stories, 2023). Israel, Lusajo Mwaikenda. “A Neighbor’s Pot,” translated by Richard Prins (No Edges: Swahili Stories, 2023). Mahugu, Mwas. “Timo and Kayole’s Chaos,” translated by Isza Luhumyo (No Edges: Swahili Stories, 2023). Mbaga, Lilian. Excerpt from Selfishness, translated by Uta Reuster-Jahn
Slovak—Spanish
Slovak Kovalyk, Uršuľa. The Night Circus and Other Stories, translated by Julia Sherwood and Peter Sherwood (Parthian Books, 2019). Reuss, Gustav. The Science of the Stars, translated by David Short (Jantar Publishing, 2023). Šimkovičová, Monika. Vigil, translated by Petra Schultze (Publixing Ltd., 2017). Spanish Adolph, José B. “The Falsifier,” translated by Andrea Bell (Cosmos Latinos, 2003).
Russian—Serbian
Russian Abramov, Alexandr. “Time Scale,” translated by D. Matias (Vortex – New Soviet Science Fiction, 1970). Aitmatov, Chinghiz. The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, translated by John French (Indiana University Press, 1983). [Kyrgyzstan] Altov, Henrik (Genrikh). “Icarus and Daedalus,” translated by Mirra Ginsburg (The Ultimate Threshold, 1970). —-. “The Port of Rock Storms,”
Portuguese—Romansh
Portuguese Agualusa, José Eduardo. The Society of Reluctant Dreamers, translated by Daniel Hahn (Harvill Secker, 2019). de Assis, Machado. “A Visit From Alcibiades,” translated by Clifford E. Landers (Words Without Borders, 2009). [Brazil] [read here] —-. “The Land of Chimeras,” translated by Iana Araujo, Vanessa Guedes, and Natalle Moura (Eita! Magazine, 2020). Barreiros, João. “A
