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
Editor: Nick Mamatas Publisher of Japanese space opera, dark fantasy, and hard science fiction Reviews on this site:
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
http://scifiportal.eu/a-dialogue-with-the-polish-writer-jacek-dukaj-by-cristian-tamas/
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
translated by Josh Billings Melville House March 17, 2015 256 pages Before I write anything else, I must first confess that I had never before read a Strugatsky novel. No Roadside Picnic, no Hard to be a God, nothing. My efforts to read as much contemporary and newly-released sci-fi in translation as I possibly can,
translated by Edwin Hawkes & Nathan A. Collins Haikasoru February 17, 2015 400 pages grab a copy here or from your local independent bookstore or library Yuya Sato is precisely why you should read speculative fiction in translation. After all, if you were just roaming around a Barnes & Noble, or even many indie
This, my friends, is the ULTIMATE work of speculative fiction in translation. Small Beer to Publish 400-Year-Old SF Novel
