translated from the Korean by Adrian Thieret Kaya Press, 2024 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library This collection of science fiction stories and a novel (itself made up of linked stories) has my brain reeling. Djuna is a master of complicated storytelling, where multiple characters and events and motivations
“The Scent of Memory” by Zhao Haihong, translated from the Chinese by S. Qiouyi Lu (Clarkesworld, May 1) “The Girl Who Stole Life” by Zhou Wen, translated from the Chinese by Xueting C. Ni (Asimov’s, May/June) Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by Mónica Ojeda, translated from the Spanish by Sarah Booker (Coffee
translated from the Korean by Anton Hur original publication (in Korean): 2021 this edition: Vintage, 2023 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library I’ve been wanting to read Djuna’s stories and novels for a while now, since hard science fiction is my favorite subgenre, and I’ve read that Djuna’s work
translated from the Korean by Anton Hur original publication (in Korean): 2019 first English edition: Saga Press, 2026 192 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Contents: “Symbiosis Theory” [originally published in English in Clarkesworld] “Spectrum” “If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light” [originally published in English
“The Tiger in the Room” by Moon Young Park, translated from the Korean by Paige Aniyah Morris (Samovar, April 27) The Witch by Marie NDiaye, translated from the French (France) by Jordan Stump (Vintage, April 7) Equal parts dreamlike and disquieting, The Witch tells a tale as old as time, with a dark twist: Without
translated from the Korean, Arabic, Polish, Japanese, Uzbek, Icelandic, Swahili, and Thai Two Lines Press, 2026 216 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Contents: “A Swamp’s Love” by Cho Yeeun, tr from the Korean by Giulia Ratti “The Magic Bin” by Wajdi Al-Ahdal, tr from the Arabic by
“Damnatio Memoriae” by I. A. Galdames translated from the Spanish (Chile) by Monica Louzon (Neon Dystopia) “A Letter from Captain Robert Walton to Joseph Smith, Care of John Taylor” by R. de la Lanza, translated from the Spanish (Mexico) by Ryan Fairchild and D.A. Cooper (Further Light #1) With the Heart of a Ghost by
translated by Chi-Young Kim original publication (in Korean): 2024 this edition: Unnamed Press, 2026 grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library Lim Sunwoo’s With the Heart of a Ghost is the latest in a recent streak of Korean SFT that shows no signs of slowing down. Science fiction, fantasy, magical
Artificial Truth by J. M. Lee, translated from the Korean by Sean Lin Halbert (Amazon Crossing, December 1) In the virtual city of Alegria, fantasies are made real, innumerable lifetimes are lived, and even death itself is a survivable experience. An escape from reality that changed the landscape of artificial intelligence, it is home to
translated by Sean Lin Halbert original publication (in Korean): 2024 first English edition: 2025, Amazon Crossing 220 pages grab a copy here or through your local independent bookstore or library “On March 13, 2016, at 5:44 p.m., at the Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul, history happened.” This statement opens the “Author’s Note” at the end of
