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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

Out This Month: November

By Rachel CordascoNovember 2, 2019out this monthAda Rémy, Argentina, Chang-Gyu Kim, Charles La Shure, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Clifford E. Landers, Cristina Lambert, Edward Gauvin, French, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Johannes Anyuru, Korea, Korean, Luiz Carlos Lisboa, Matt Treyvaud, Mo Xiong, Open Letter, Portuguese, Rebecca Kuang, Robert Marcuse, Rodrigo Fresán, Saskia Vogel, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Two Lines Press, Will Vanderhyden, Words Without Borders, Yoshiki Tanaka, Yves Rémy

SHORT STORIES “Sentinel” by Chang-Gyu Kim, translated from the Korean by Charles La Shure, Clarkesworld Magazine, November 1. “Operation Spring Dawn” by Mo Xiong, translated from the Chinese by Rebecca Kuang, Clarkesworld Magazine, November 1. “The Checkers Player” by Ada Rémy and Yves Rémy, translated from the French by Edward Gauvin, Words Without Borders,

Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes Volume 9: Upheaval By Yoshiki Tanaka

By Rachel CordascoOctober 20, 2019reviewHaikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Yoshiki Tanaka

translated by Matt Treyvaud Haikasoru July 16, 2019 224 pages grab a copy * here be spoilers Aaaaand I still can’t believe that Yang Wen-li is dead. But moving on. Volume 9 picks up with Julian Mintz and his small community on Iserlohn also trying to move forward and establish their position in relation to

Reviews of Short Fiction: September Edition

By Rachel CordascoOctober 7, 2019reviewAlberto Chimal, Alex Shvartsman, Alexander Bachilo, Anton Hur, Bella Han, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Davide Camparsi, Future Science Fiction Digest, Gordon Jones, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Ji Yun, John Yu Branscum, Korea, Korean, Liliana Bodoc, Mexico, Michael Colbert, Naoko Awa, Nathan Faries, Oskar Källner, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Spanish, Sweden, Swedish, Toshiya Kamei, Wanxiang Fengnian, Yi Izzy Yu

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

Out This Month: September

By Rachel CordascoSeptember 4, 2019out this monthAnton Hur, Bella Han, Bora Chung, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Etgar Keret, Geoffrey Trousselot, Hebrew, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Jessica Cohen, Ji Yun, John Yu Branscum, Korea, Korean, Mirian Schlesinger, Nathan Englander, Picador, Riverhead Books, Samovar Magazine, Sondra Silverston, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Yardenne Greenspan, Yi Izzy Yu

SHORT STORIES “Amorville” by Bella Han, translated from the Chinese by the author, Clarkesworld Magazine, September 1. “Guests From the Sky” by Ji Yun, translated from the Chinese by Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum, Samovar Magazine, September 2. “The Head” by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by

Reviews of Short Fiction: June Edition

By Rachel CordascoAugust 9, 2019reviewAlex Shvartsman, Ali Snaidi, Arabic, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Elena Pavlova, Emily Jin, Fumiki Takahashi, Future Science Fiction Digest, Gord Sellar, Houyem Ferchichi, Italian, Italy, Japan, Japanese, Jihyun Park, K. A Teryna, Kalin M. Nenov, Korea, Korean, Lee Jong San, Lü Momo, Massimo Soumaré, Myung-hoon Bae, Nathan Faries, Oleg Divov, Portuguese, Russia, Russian, Samovar Magazine, Slate Future Tense Fiction, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, Teleport Magazine, Toshiya Kamei, Victoria Caudle, Words Without Borders

Out This Month: August

By Rachel CordascoAugust 4, 2019out this monthAngry Robot Books, Chen Qiufan, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Daniela Zamir, Djuna, German, Germany, Harvill Secker, Hebrew, Israel, Japan, Japanese, Keren Landsman, Korea, Korean, Markus Heitz, Orbit, Rebecca Kuang, Sophie Bowman, Sorcha McDonagh, Stephen Snyder, Yoko Ogawa

SHORT STORIES “In This Moment, We Are Happy” by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by Rebecca Kuang (Clarkesworld Magazine, August 1). “The Second Nanny” by Djuna, translated from the Korean by Sophie Bowman (Clarkesworld Magazine, August 1). NOVELS The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa, translated from the Japanese by Stephen

Review: Kthulhu Reich by Asamatsu Ken

By Rachel CordascoJuly 24, 2019reviewAsamatsu Ken, Japan, Japanese, Jim Rion, Kurodahan Press

translated from the Japanese by Jim Rion Kurodahan Press May 29, 2019 252 pages grab a copy What is this collection about, you ask? Short answer: Cthulhu mythos + Nazis Long answer: A collection of stories written on the theme of evil as manifested in Nazism and the monstrous creatures created and developed by H.

Out This Month: July

By Rachel CordascoJuly 3, 20192 commentsout this monthAlberto Chimal, Alex Shvartsman, Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Andrej Kokoulin, Andy Dudak, Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, Argentina, Baoshu, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, David Bowles, Elisa Sinn, F&SF, Geo-il Bok, George Henson, Gollancz, Haikasoru, Iceland, Icelandic, Japan, Japanese, Justin Howe, Ken Liu, Korea, Korean, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Mexico, Rodrigo Juri, Russian, Spanish, Tang Fei, Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría, The Dark Magazine, Tor Books, Vintage, World Literature Today, Yoshiki Tanaka

SHORT STORIES “Wu Ding’s Journey to the West” by Tang Fei, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld, July 1). “Flowers on My Face” by Geo-il Bok, translated from the Korean by Elisa Sinn and Justin Howe (Clarkesworld, July 1). “One in a Million” by Rodrigo Juri, translated from the Spanish by the author

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