edited and translated by James and Marian Womack Cheeky Frawg/ Ediciones Nevsky February 18, 2015 610 pages In her introduction to The Best of Spanish Steampunk, Diana M. Pho points out what has become a hallmark of the genre: it gives writers “an opportunity to unearth and highlight the underdogs of history.” The very nature
edited by Mahvesh Murad Apex Publications August 20, 2015 360 pages “The World SF anthologies have become a library, a map charting the contemporary scene of truly international speculative fiction.” So says series editor Lavie Tidhar in his intro to this latest collection of speculative fiction from around the world. Indeed, these stories demonstrate the
translated by Brian Watson and James Balzer Vertical July 28, 2015 240 pages Biogenesis has been called “beautiful” and a “rare treat,” and it is all of these things and more. In the four stories that comprise the book (“It is with the Deepest Sincerity that I Offer Prayers…” & “Snow Woman”- translated by Brian
translated by Joel Martinsen series: Remembrance of Earth’s Past (Book 2) Tor Books August 11, 2015 512 pages The entire Three-Body Trilogy by Cixin Liu has been out in China for several years already, but we in the U.S. are only just getting to read it. We’re like the people in The Dark Forest waiting
translated by Jim Hubbert Haikasoru June 16, 2015 304 pages Once again, Haikasoru has given us English-language readers some great Japanese science fiction for our brains to chew on. Taiyo Fujii’s Gene Mapper (translated by Jim Hubbert) brings together genetically-modified food, trippy virtual-reality technology, and a world recovering from the combined blows of an Internet
In the November 2014 issue (98) of Clarkesworld Magazine, editor Neil Clarke argued for why “Translation is Important,” pointing out that science fiction is is perpetually concerned with questions of communication and translation. It would be wonderful if we could read any story in any language by just pressing a button, but even a machine-driven
translated by Jocelyne Allen Haikasoru April 21, 2015 450 pages There are a ton of reasons why you should be excited about/immediately grab a copy of Red Girls (I’ll tell you those reasons below), but what makes Sakuraba’s novel stand out is that it’s the ONLY SFF novel by a woman translated into English this
edited by Nick Mamatas and Masumi Washington Haikasoru October 20, 2015 300 pages “I haven’t had this much fun in a long time.” That’s what I kept thinking as I read my way through Hanzai Japan, the latest anthology of tales from and about Japan from Haikasoru. And while “hanzai” means “crime,” that’s not nearly
translated from the Polish by Stanley Bill Allegro March 16, 2015 160 pages This isn’t your grandfather’s reading experience, and that’s the point. Jacek Dukaj, Poland’s most famous living sci-fi writer, has created a multi-dimensional text that explores what it means to be a human versus a machine with a human consciousness. The Old Axolotl
translated by David Frye Restless Books June 7, 2016 160 pages Thanks to Restless Books and translator David Frye, we have yet another Yoss novel out of Cuba to brighten our year. Remember my review last year of A Planet for Rent? Well, Super Extra Grande brings all of the sardonic humor, unconventional characters, and
