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Review: Elemental

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 25, 2021reviewFrench, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Kurdish, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Two Lines Press

Review: Fast Forward Japan by Juza Unno

By Rachel CordascoAugust 25, 20211 commentreviewArigatai Books, J. D. Wisgo, Japan, Japanese, Juza Unno

translated by J. D. Wisgo Arigatai Books June 21, 2021 162 pages grab a copy here or or through your local independent bookstore or library Read more about Juza Unno and the translation of these stories here. “Four Dimensional Man”“The World in One Thousand Years”“The Theory of Planetary Colonization”“Mysterious Spatial Rift”“The Living Intestine”“The Last Broadcast”“Adventures

Out This Month: April

By Rachel CordascoApril 5, 2021out this monthAlfred Döblin, Arabic, Bo-young Kim, Carmen Yiling Yan, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Chip Rossetti, Chris Godwin, Clarkesworld, Daniel Joseph, David Boyd, Diaa Jubaili, Future Science Fiction Digest, Galileo Publishers, German, Germany, Gigi Chang, Harper Voyager, Izumi Suzuki, Japan, Japanese, Jin Yong, Judith Huang, Korea, Korean, Polly Barton, Sam Bett, Shelly Bryant, Sophie Bowman, St. Martin's Griffin, Ti Sha, Verso Fiction, World Literature Today

SHORT STORIES “Catching the K Beast” by Chen Qian, translated from the Chinese by Carmen Yiling Yan (Clarkesworld, April 1). “The Hat Stand” by Diaa Jubaili, translated from the Arabic by Chip Rossetti (World Literature Today, Spring 2021). “The Final Test” by Ti Sha, translated from

Review: Okamoto Kidō: Master of the Uncanny

By Rachel CordascoNovember 22, 20201 commentreviewJapan, Japanese, Kurodahan Press, Nancy H. Ross, Okamoto Kidō

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

Out This Month: October

By Rachel CordascoOctober 4, 2020out this monthAleksandar Žiljak, Andrzej Sapkowski, Bo-young Kim, Bruno Schulz, China, Chinese, Cixin Liu, Clarkesworld Magazine, Congyun 'Mu Ming' Gu, Croatia, Croatian, David Boyd, David Frye, Elizabeth Hanlon, Emily Balistrieri, Frank Garrett, Frederika Randall, Ginny Tapley Takemori, Grove Press, Guido Morselli, Hiroko Oyamada, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Joel Martinsen, Joungmin Lee Comfort, Kaya Press, Kiera Johnson, Korea, Korean, New Directions, NYRB Classics, Orbit, Poland, Polish, Samovar Magazine, Sayaka Murata, Sora Kim-Russell, Sublunary Editions, Tomihiko Morimi, Tor Books, Wizard's Tower Press, Xiu Xinyu

SHORT STORIES “All Living Creation” by Xiu Xinyu, translated from the Chinese by Elizabeth Hanlon (Clarkesworld Magazine, October 1). “20th Century Hotel” by Tomihiko Morimi, translated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri (Samovar, October 26). “Express to Beijing West Railway Station” by Congyun ‘Mu Ming’ Gu, translated from the

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 4, 20201 commentout this monthAlex Shvartsman, Analog, Andy Dudak, China, Chinese, Christiane Vadnais, Clarkesworld Magazine, Clelia Farris, Coach House Books, French, Future Science Fiction Digest, Galaxy's Edge, Harry Martinson, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Jennifer Delare, K. A Teryna, Keishi Kajifune, Kim Choyeop, Korea, Korean, Korean Literature Now, Nathan Faries, Pablo Strauss, Quebec, Rachel Cordasco, Rosarium Publishing, Russia, Russian, Su Min, Sweden, Swedish, Toshiya Kamei, Wang Yuan, Youngjae Josephine Bae

SHORT STORIES “No One Ever Leaves Port Henri” by K. A. Teryna, translated from the Russian by Alex Shvartsman (Galaxy’s Edge, September 1). “The Book Reader” by Keishi Kajifune, translated from the Japanese by Toshiya Kamei (Clarkesworld, September 1). “Casualties of the Quake” by Wang

Penguin Science Fiction Series

By Rachel CordascoAugust 18, 2020newsAmalia Gladhart, Andreas Eschbach, Angélica Gorodischer, Antonina W. Bouis, Argentina, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Clarence Brown, Doryl Jensen, German, Germany, Japan, Japanese, Juliet Winters Carpenter, Kobo Abe, Michaek Kandel, Penguin Science Fiction Series, Poland, Polish, Russia, Russian, Spanish, Stanislaw Lem, Yevgeny Zamyatin

The new Penguin Science Fiction Series (which highlights classics of the genre) includes several works of SF in Translation: check it out here. Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer, translated from the Spanish (Argentina) by Amalia Gladhart (6/8/2020) We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, translated from the Russian by Clarence Brown (6/8/2020)

Out This Month: July

By Rachel CordascoJuly 3, 2020out this monthAgustin de Rojas, Andrea Lingenfelter, Andy Dudak, China, Chinese, Chinese Literature Today, Cixin Liu, Clarkesworld Magazine, Cuba, Czech, Czech Republic, David Frye, Edward Gauvin, Eisuke Aikawa, France, French, George MacLennan, Hebe Powell, Hong Kong, Isaac Hsu, Japan, Japanese, Jesse Field, Julie Nováková, Kai-cheung Dung, Marcel Brion, Miguel Collazo, Nick Caistor, Restless Books, Samovar, ShakeSpace, Spanish, Taiwan, Toshiya Kamei, Tze-lan Deborah Sang, Wakefield Press, Yoss

SHORT STORIES “Three Stories Conjured from Nothing” by ShakeSpace, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, July 1). “The Curtain Falls, the Show Must End” by Julie Nováková, translated from the Czech by the author (Samovar, July 27). “Hummingbird” by Eisuke Aikawa, translated from the Japanese by

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.

Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 10: Sunset By Yoshiki Tanaka

By Rachel CordascoDecember 16, 2019reviewHaikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Yoshiki Tanaka

translated by Matt Treyvaud Haikasoru November 19, 2019 224 pages grab a copy * here be spoilers Haikasoru has done it. They’ve published all ten books in Yoshiki Tanaka’s Legend of the Galactic Heroes series in English. Sadly, this was also one of Haikasoru’s last publications, but we can take heart from the fact that

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