Chinese Science Fiction Database Recommended List 2023

Report by: Arthur Liu, Sanfeng Zhang and Shaoyan Hu (translator): Recently, the Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) released its annual science fiction & fantasy recommendation list for 2023.

The list is divided into 7 categories: Domestic/Translated Novels, Domestic/Translated Stories, Anthologies, Collections, and Related Works. A total of 59 entries are selected, covering 11 countries/regions. Hopefully some of these could get translated into English.

The complete list in bilingual form is as follows:

DOMESTIC NOVELS

  • We Live in Nanjing, by Tian Rui Shuo Fu (CITIC Press, January 2023)
  • The City in the Well, by Liu Yang (People’s Literature Publishing House, January 2023)
  • Ban’s Cat, by Lu Ban (Chongqing Publishing House, August 2023)

TRANSLATED NOVELS

  • Qualityland, by Marc-Uwe Kling, translated by Wang Bingyi (Sichuan Literature & Art Publishing House, January 2023)
  • Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace, translated by Yu Bingxia (Shanghai People’s Publishing House, April 2023)
  • Mockingbird, by Walter Tevis, translated by Gen Hui (People’s Literature Publishing House, May 2023)
  • Latium, by Romain Lucazeau, translated by Zhu Qianlan, Yu Ning, Wang Shaoxiong, Xue Simin, Suo Yuankai (Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House, March 2023)
  • Dying Inside, by Robert Silverberg, translated by Feng Xinyi (Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House, September 2023)
  • Babel, by R.F. Kuang (CITIC Press, October 2023)
  • Revelation Space, by Alastair Reynolds, translated by He Rui (Hunan Literature & Art Publishing House, September 2023)

DOMESTIC STORIES

  • Sailing in the Sea of Whales, by Ge Ling Lan (Science Fiction World magazine, January 2023)
  • In Death, We Seek Companionship, by Han Song (Non-Existent SFF; January 22, 2023)
  • The Corrector, by Wang Xiaohai (Non-Existent SFF, February 27-28, 2023)
  • Degradation, by Zhou Yuyang (Fiction World magazine, March 2023)
  • Cao Yue, by Tan Que (Non-Existent SFF, April 4, 2023)
  • Abundance of Meat, by Cai Jianfeng (Non-Existent SFF, May 22-23, 2023)
  • The Palette of Stars, by Jiang Yitan (Original Fiction Monthly magazine, June 2023)
  • Calamity of Mountains and Seas, by Lin Shuo (Non-Existent SFF, July 24-26, 2023)
  • The Inverted Tower of Babel, by Wang Zhenzhen (Galaxy’s Edge Vol.15: The Inverted Tower of Babel, edited by Yang Feng, New Star Press, September 2023)
  • Flight on the Land, by Bai Shu (Literature Port magazine, September-October, 2023)
  • The Chant of Water Dragon, by Bai Fen (Young Writers magazine, October 2023)
  • “Burning Poems”, by Liu Tianyi, Wang Zhenzhen (Non-Existent SFF, November 13, 2023)

TRANSLATED STORIES

  • Petra, by Greg Bear, translated by Zhang Yi (Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology edited by Bruce Sterling, Beijing Times Chinese Press, April 2023)
  • Memories of the Future, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, translated by Wang Yixiao, Feng Dong (Memories of the Future, Guangxi Science & Technology Publishing House, January 2023)
  • Oceanic, by Greg Egan, translated by Zhang Han (Oceanic: The Best of Greg Egan, Vol.1, New Star Press, January 2023)
  • Inside Job, by Connie Willis, translated by Chen Jie (The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories, Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House, November 2023)
  • Hélicéenne, by Tristan Garcia, translated by Wang Meng (World Literature magazine, February 2023)
  • A Letter to Sylvia Plath: Soul of Dolphin (Died 2003, Iraq), by Ceridwen Dovey, translated by Liu Zhigang (World Literature magazine, October 2023)
  • Dunnage for the Soul, by Robert Reed, translated by Qin Hongwei (Science Fiction World: Translations magazine, September 2023)
  • Love in the Time of Immuno-Sharing, by Andy Dudak, translated by Gao Qipeng (World Literature magazine, June 2023)
  • Albedo Season, by Ray Nayler, translated by Liu Ruixin (Science Fiction World: Translations magazine, January 2023)
  • The Beast Adjoins, by Ted Kosmatka, translated by Xu Yan (Science Fiction World: Translations magazine, September 2023)
  • Masquerade Season, by Pemi Aguda, translated by Renne (Science Fiction World: Translations magazine, August 2023)
  • Timekeepers’ Symphony, by Ken Liu, translated by Geng Hui (IWC Wechat Public Account, December 20, 2022 – January 12, 2023)

ANTHOLOGIES

  • Adventures in Space: New Short Stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction Writers edited by Yao Haijun & Patrick Parrinder, translated by Lu Nan, Xiong Yuejian, Chen Yongrong, Liu Weimin (People’s Literature Publishing House, January 2023)
  • Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology edited by Bruce Sterling, translated by Zhang Yi (Beijing Times Chinese Press, April 2023)
  • First Time (はじめての) edited by Suirinsha (水鈴社), translated by Ju Su (Sichuan People’s Publishing House, June 2023)
  • The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic, edited by New York Times, translated by Lu Dongxu (Hunan Literature & Art Publishing House, July 2023)
  • The Songs of Space Engineers edited by Liu Cixin (New Star Press, October 2023)

COLLECTIONS

  • The Best of Greg Egan (3 vols) by Greg Egan, translated by Zhang Han, A Gu, Xiao Aoran, Liu Wenyuan, Lu Dongxu, Chen Yan, Yu Baichuan, Yu Xiyun, Chen Yang (New Star Press, January 2023)
  • Memories of the Future, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, translated by Wang Yixiao, Fengdong (Guangxi Science & Technology Publishing House, January 2023)
  • The Serpentine Band, by Congyun “Muming” Gu (Shanghai Literature & Art Publishing House, February 2023)
  • Weird Words from Nowhere, by Clark Ashton Smith, translated by Ghost Trumpeter (Anhui Literature & Art Publishing House, July 2023)
  • City, by Clifford D. Simak, translated by Chen Yunru (Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House, September 2023)
  • Unwitting Street, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky, translated by Wang Yixiao, Fengdong (Guangxi Science & Technology Publishing House, October 2023)
  • A Collapse of Horses, by Brian Evenson, translated by Fu Jingying (Writer Publishing House, December 2023)
  • The Complete Stories, Vol. 1, by Isaac Asimov, translated by Lao Guang (Jiangsu Phoenix Literature & Art Publishing Ltd., December 2023)
  • The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson, by Kim Stanley Robinson, translated by Cui Gong Rong Xiu, Liang Shuang, Xiao Lei (Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House, December 2023)

RELATED WORKS

  • The Anime Machine, by Thomas Lamarre, translated by Zhang Chang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Publishing House, January 2023)
  • The Nature of Tomorrow: A History of the Environmental Future, by Michael Rawson, translated by Song Guangrong (China Translation & Publishing House, January 2023)
  • The Romantic Machine: Utopian Science and Technology after Napoleon, by John Tresch, translated by Liu Huining, Shi Jixin (China Science & Technology Publishing House, January 2023)
  • Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, Vol.1-Vol.3, edited by Yang Feng (Chengdu Times Publishing House, Vol.1: February 2023; Vol.2-3: November, 2023)
  • Words Are My Matter, by Ursula K. Le Guin, translated by Xia Jia (Henan Literature & Art Publishing House, April 2023)
  • The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science, by John Tresch, translated by Li Yongxue (China Translation & Publishing House, July 2023)
  • The SF Spirit: Komatsu Sakyo Autobiography (SF), by Komatsu Sakyo (Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House, August 2023)
  • Father of the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の父), by Kadoi Yoshinobu, translated by Li Oulin (People’s Literature Publishing House, August 2023)
  • The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan, by Tom Shone, translated by Li Sixue (Democracy & Construction Press, September 2023)
  • Album Calvino, edited by Luca Baranelli & Ernesto Ferrero, translated by Bi Yanhong (Yilin Press, October 2023)
  • Unlocking the Future: Urban Visions in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction, by Luo Xiaomin (Shanghai Bookstore Publishing House, November 2023; Routledge, April 2023)
  • Zero Gravity, Vol.12 – 13 (World Science Fiction special issue) edited by Riverflow, proofread by Riverflow & Ling Shizhen

本土长篇小说

  • 天瑞说符《我们生活在南京》(中信出版社,2023年1月)
  • 刘洋《井中之城》(人民文学出版社,2023年1月)
  • 鲁般《班的猫》(重庆出版社,2023年8月)

海外长篇小说

  • [] 马克·乌韦·克林《未来之城》,王柄熠 译(四川文艺出版社,2023年1月)
  • [] 大卫·福斯特·华莱士《无尽的玩笑》,俞冰夏 译(上海人民出版社,2023年4月)
  • [] 罗曼·吕卡佐《拉丁姆》,朱倩兰、余宁、王少雄、薛思敏、索元楷 译(浙江文艺出版社,2023年5月)
  • [] 沃尔特·特维斯《知更鸟》,耿辉 译(人民文学出版社,2023年5月)
  • [] 罗伯特·西尔弗伯格《内心垂死》,冯新仪 译(四川科学技术出版社,2023年9月)
  • [] 匡灵秀《巴别塔》,陈阳 译(中信出版社,2023年10月)
  • [] 阿拉斯泰尔·雷诺兹《天启空间》,何锐 译(湖南文艺出版社,2023年10月)

本土中短篇小说

  • 格陵兰《鲸海浮舟》(《科幻世界》2023年01期)
  • 韩松《人死时是需要陪伴的》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年1月22日)
  • 汪小海《修正者》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年3月27-28日连载)
  • 周于旸《退化论》(《小说界》2023年02期)
  • 谈雀《草月》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年4月10日)
  • 蔡建峰《大肉》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年5月22-23日连载)
  • 蒋一谈《星星的调色盘》(《小说月报·原创版》2023年06期)
  • 林烁《山海劫》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年7月24-26日连载)
  • 王真祯《倒悬的巴别塔》(收录于《银河边缘015:倒悬的巴别塔》,新星出版社,2023年9月)
  • 白树《陆上飞行》(《文学港》2023年09-10期连载)
  • 白贲《水龙吟》(《青年作家》2023年10期)
  • 刘天一,王真祯《焚诗记》(“不存在科幻”公众号,2023年11月13日)

海外中短篇小说

  • [] 格雷格·贝尔《彼得拉》,张羿 译([美] 布鲁斯·斯特林 编《镜影:赛博朋克文学选》,北京时代华文书局,2023年4月)
  • [] 西吉茨蒙德·科尔扎诺夫斯基《未来记忆》,王一笑、冯冬 译(《未来记忆》,广西科学技术出版社,2023年1月)
  • [] 格雷格·伊根《祈祷之海》,张涵 译(《祈祷之海:格雷格·伊根经典科幻三重奏》,新星出版社,2023年1月)
  • [] 康妮·威利斯《内贼难防》,陈捷 译(《烈火长空:康妮·威利斯杰作选》,四川科学技术出版社,2023年11月)
  • [] 特里斯坦·加西亚《爱丽司安》,王猛 译(《世界文学》2023年01期)
  • [] 瑟立文·达维《致西尔维娅·普拉斯的一封信:海豚魂(死于2003年,伊拉克)》,刘志刚 译(《世界文学》2023年05期)
  • [] 罗伯特·里德《灵魂的垫料》,秦宏伟 译(《科幻世界·译文版》2023年09期)
  • [] 安迪·杜达克《爱在免疫共享时》,高麒鹏 译(《世界文学》2023年03期)
  • [] ·内勒《反照季》,刘瑞新 译(《科幻世界·译文版》2023年01期)
  • [] 特德·科斯玛特卡《与兽同行》,许言 译(《科幻世界·译文版》2023年09期)
  • [尼日利亚] 佩米·阿古达《假面时节》,Renne 译(《科幻世界·译文版》2023年08期)
  • [] 刘宇昆《计时器交响曲》,耿辉 译(“IWC万国表”公众号,2022年12月20日-2023年1月12日连载)

多人小说选集

  • 姚海军、[] 帕特里克·帕林德 《潮166:光年之外》,鲁南、陈雍容、熊月剑、刘为民 英译中,[美] 亚里克斯·伍德恩德 中译英(人民文学出版社,2023年1月)
  • [] 布鲁斯·斯特林 《镜影:赛博朋克文学选》,张羿 译(北京时代华文书局,2023年4月)
  • [] 水铃社 《第一次》,鞠素 译(四川人民出版社,2023年6月)
  • [] 纽约时报杂志 主编 《十日谈:新冠时期故事集》,鲁冬旭 译(湖南文艺出版社,2023年7月)
  • 刘慈欣 《宇宙工程师之歌:中国工程师硬核科幻精选集》(新星出版社,2023年10月)

个人小说选集

  • [] 格雷格·伊根《祈祷之海》《快乐的理由》《三进数世界》,阿古、陈阳、鲁冬旭、刘文元、萧傲然、张涵、陈岩、于佰川、余曦赟 译(新星出版社,2023年1月)
  • [] 西吉茨蒙德·科尔扎诺夫斯基《未来记忆》,王一笑、冯冬 译(广西科学技术出版社,2023年1月)
  • 慕明《宛转环》(上海文艺出版社,2023年2月)
  • [] C.A.史密斯《虚境奇谭:C.A.史密斯克苏鲁神话佳作集》,无形的吹奏者 译(安徽文艺出版社,2023年7月)
  • [] 克利福德·西马克《荒城》,陈韵如 译(四川科学技术出版社,2023年8月)
  • [] 西吉茨蒙德·科尔扎诺夫斯基《不知情大街》,王一笑、冯冬 译(广西科学技术出版社,2023年10月)
  • [] 布莱恩·埃文森《瘫倒的马:埃文森黑暗故事集》,傅婧瑛 译(作家出版社,2023年12月)
  • [] 艾萨克·阿西莫夫《阿西莫夫科幻短篇全集1:最后的问题》,老光 译(江苏凤凰文艺出版社,2023年12月)
  • [] ·斯坦利·罗宾逊《金·斯坦利·罗宾逊短篇集》,崔龚荣秀、梁爽、小酹 译(四川科学技术出版社,2023年12月)

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  • [] 迈克尔·罗森《未来叙事:明日环境史》,宋广蓉 译(中译出版社,2022年12月)
  • [] 约翰·特雷希《浪漫机器:拿破仑之后的乌托邦科学与技术》,刘慧宁、石稷馨 译(中国科学技术出版社,2023年1月)
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  • [] 厄休拉·勒古恩《我以文字为业》,夏笳 译(河南文艺出版社,2023年4月)
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Guest Post by Feng Zhang: The beta version of Chinese Science Fiction Database (CSFDB) was just released. The database website is at https://csfdb.scifi-wiki.com/

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