“The Power is Out” by A Que, translated from the Chinese by Elizabeth Hanlon (Clarkesworld Magazine) “Paralysis” by Claude Ecken, translated from the French by Edward Gauvin (Motherboard) Excerpt from A Light in the Night by Svyatoslav Loginov, translated from the Russian by Max Hrabrov (Trafika Europe)
“An Age of Ice” by Zhang Ran, translated by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, July 1) Bullseye! by Yasutaka Tsutsui, translated by Andrew Driver (Kurodahan Press, July 11) “A new collection of stories by Yasutaka Tsutsui, famed in Japan and worldwide for his darkly humorous, satirical handling of a vast range
French science fiction writer Gérard Klein has four novels available in English (all initially translated in the 1970s). An economist by profession, Klein is also an editor, anthologist, and critic. Starmasters’ Gambit, translated by C. J. Richards (DAW, 1973) The Mote in Time’s Eye, translated by Damon Knight and C. J. Richards (Black Coat Press,
French speculative fiction goes back a long way (see Jules Verne, obviously), but how much do you know about contemporary speculative fiction by French authors? Below are some fantastic books to get you started. And if you’re interested in learning more about the breadth and depth of this tradition, check out Black Coat Press, which
The Lady of the Lake (Witcher Series #5) by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by David French (Orbit, March 14) “After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world… an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to
