Translations

Classics

Laozi’s Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time (also published by Audible as a narration by B.D. Wong: Laozi’s Dao De Jing: A Plain Translation)

Translated Novels

The Three-Body Problem and Death’s End, by Liu Cixin
Waste Tide, by Chen Qiufan
The Redemption of Time, by Baoshu
Vagabonds, by Hao Jingfang
Jumpnauts, by Hao Jingfang

Chinese SF in Translation Anthologies

I edited these anthologies of contemporary Chinese SF.

Published Translations

2023:

“City of Choice” — my translation of《择城》by Gu Shi (顾适), Climate Action Almanac, October 26, 2023 (read).
“Mothership Comes to the Heart of the Ocean” — my translation of《母舰来到大海中央》by Gu Shi (顾适), Climate Action Almanac, October 26, 2023 (read).

2021:

“Legend of the Giant” — my translation of 《巨人传》 by Fei Dao (飞氘), Clarkesworld, October 2021 (read).

2020:

“The Monk of Lingyin Temple” — my translation of 《灵隐寺僧》 by Xia Jia (夏笳), Entanglements, edited by Sheila Williams, published by MIT Press (part of the Twelve Tomorrows series), September 15, 2020.

2019:

“Moonlight” — my translation of 《月夜》 by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“Submarines” — my translation of 《潜艇》 by Han Song (韩松), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“Under a Dangling Sky” — my translation of 《倒悬的天空》 by Cheng Jingbo (程婧波), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“The New Year Train” — my translation of 《过年回家》 by Hao Jingfang （郝景芳), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“The First Emperor’s Games” — my translation of 《秦始皇的假期》 by Ma Boyong （马伯庸), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“Reflection” — my translation of 《倒影》 by Gu Shi (顾适), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“The Brain Box” — my translation of 《脑匣》 by Regina Kanyu Wang （王侃瑜), part of Broken Stars, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, February 19, 2019.
“Poems and Distant Lands” — my translation of 《为了生命的诗与远方》by Gu Shi (顾适), Current Futures: A Sci-Fi Ocean Anthology, edited by Ann VanderMeer as part of XPRIZE’s World Oceans Day initiative, June 8, 2019 (read).

2018:

“Reunion” — translation by Emily Jin and me of 《重逢》 by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), MIT Technology Review, December 16, 2018 (read).
“The Loneliest Ward” — my translation of 《孤单病房》by Hao Jingfang (郝景芳), Clarkesworld, August 2018 (read).
“Fields of Gold” — my translation of 《黄金原野》by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), MIT Technology Review’s Twelve Tomorrows, May 2018 (buy).
“Farewell, Doraemon” – translation by Emily Jin and me of 《再见哆啦A梦》 by A Que (阿缺), Clarkesworld, May 2018 (read).

2017:

“The Snail Generation” — my translation of 《蜗牛世代》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), XPRIZE Future of Housing Project, 2017.
“The Psychology Game” — translation by Emily Jin and me of 《心理游戏》by Xia Jia (夏笳), Clarkesworld, October 2017 (read)
“A Man Out of Fashion” — my translation of 《过时的人》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Clarkesworld, August 2017 (read).
“Oblivion Is a Crease Left by Memory” — my translation of 《遗忘是一道记忆的折痕》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Flight #008, June 28, 2017 (a collaboration between XPRIZE, All Nippon Airways, and SF writers to imagine the world 20 years into the future. Stan’s story is illustrated by Jasu Hu) (read).
“The Right to Be Invisible” — my translation of 《隐身权》by Han Song (韩松), Glossolalia, May 2017 (the PEN America translation magazine) (read).
“The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales” — my translation of 《爱吹牛的机器人》by Fei Dao (飞氘), Clarkesworld, April 2017 (read).
“Goodnight, Melancholy” — my translation of 《晚安忧郁》by Xia Jia (夏笳), Clarkesworld, March 2017 (read).

2016:

“A History of Future Illnesses” — my translation of 《未来病史》 by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Pathlight, Fall 2016.
“Night Journey of the Dragon Horse” – my translation of 《龙马夜行》by Xia Jia (夏笳), part of Invisible Planets, my anthology of translations from Tor Books, November 1, 2016.
- Reprinted in The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 2, edited by Neil Clarke.
“Salinger and the Koreans” — my translation of 《塞林格与朝鲜人》by Han Song (韩松), Tales of Our Time, the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum) catalogue, 2016 (read).
“The Weight of Memories” — my translation of 《人生》 by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), Tor.com, 8/17/2016 (read).
“The Snow of Jinyang” — translation by Carmen Yiling Yan and me of 《晋阳三尺雪》by Zhang Ran (张冉), Clarkesworld, June 2016 (read).
“Balin” — my translation of 《巴鳞》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Clarkesworld, April 2016 (read).
“Let There Be Light” — an excerpt from my translation of The Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Daily Science Fiction, March 8, 2016 (read).
“Chimera” — translation by S. Qiouyi Lu and me of 《嵌合体》 by Gu Shi (顾适), Clarkesworld, March 2016 (read).
“Everybody Loves Charles” — my translation of 《人人都爱查尔斯》 by Bao Shu (宝树), Clarkesworld, January 2016 (read).
“Broken Stars” — my translation of 《碎星星》by Tang Fei (糖匪), SQ Mag, January 2016 (read).

2015:

“If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler” — my translation of 《寒冬夜行人》 by Xia Jia (夏笳), Clarkesworld, November 2015 (read).
“Preserve Her Memory” — my translation of 《留下她的记忆》by Bao Shu (宝树), Clarkesworld, September 2015 (read).
“Heat Island” – my translation of 《热岛》by Xia Jia (夏笳), Pathlight, Summer 2015.
“The Smog Society” – translation by Carmen Yiling Yan and me of 《霾》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Lightspeed, August 5, 2015 (read).
- Reprinted in Loosed Upon the World, edited by John Joseph Adams, 2015.
- Reprinted in The Best Science Fiction of the Year, edited by Neil Clarke.
“Security Check” – my translation of 《安检》by Han Song (韩松), Clarkesworld, August 1, 2015 (read).
“The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Laba Porridge” – translation by Carmen Yiling Yan and me of 《宇宙尽头的餐馆腊八粥》by Anna Wu (吴霜), Galaxy’s Edge, May 1, 2015 (read)
“Coming of the Light” – my translation of 《开光》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Clarkesworld, March 1, 2015 (read).
“What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear” – my translation of 《大时代》 by Bao Shu (宝树) in F&SF, March/April 2015.
- Reprinted in The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 6, edited by Allan Kaster, 2016.
- Reprinted in The Year’s Best Novellas, edited by Paula Guran, 2016.
“Valentine’s Day” – my translation of a story by Xia Jia (夏笳), Terraform (read).
“Folding Beijing” – my translation of 《北京折叠》by Hao Jingfang (郝景芳), Uncanny, January/February 2015 (read).(W)
- Reprinted in The Best Science Fiction of the Year, edited by Neil Clarke.
- Reprinted in The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2015 Edition, edited by Rich Horton.
“Ether” – translation by Carmen Yiling Yan and me of 《以太》by Zhang Ran (张冉), Clarkesworld, January 2015 (read).
- Reprinted in Watchlist, edited by Bryan Hurt.

2014:

“The Circle” — my translation of 《圆》by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), Carbide Tipped Pens, edited by Ben Bova and Eric Choi for Tor Books, December 2014.
“Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy” – my translation of 《2044年春节旧事》by Xia Jia (夏笳), Clarkesworld, September 2014 (read).
“Oil of Angels” – my translation of 《天使之油》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke, September 2014 (buy).
“Tongtong’s Summer” – my translation of 《童童的夏天》by Xia Jia (夏笳), Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke, September 2014 (buy, read).
“Grave of the Fireflies” – my translation of 《萤火虫之墓》by Cheng Jingbo (程婧波), Clarkesworld, January 2014 (read).
“The Mao Ghost” — my translation of 《猫的鬼魂》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Lightspeed, March 18, 2014 (read).

2013:

“Invisible Planets” — my translation of 《看不见的星球》by Hao Jingfang (郝景芳), Lightspeed, December 2013 (read).
- Reprinted in The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women, edited by Alex Dally MacFarlane.
“The Year of the Rat” — my translation of 《鼠年》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July/August 2013.
- Reprinted in The Year’s Best Weird Fiction, edited by Laird Barron.
“Call Girl” – my translation of《黄色故事》by Tang Fei (糖匪), Apex, June 4, 2013 (read).
- Reprinted in Rich Horton’s Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2014 Edition.
“The Endless Farewell” — my translation of 《无尽的告别》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Pathlight, Spring 2013.

2012:

“The Taxi Driver” — my translation of 《出租车司机》by Xue Yiwei (薛忆沩), Pathlight, Winter 2012.
“Shenzhen is Located at 22°27’-22°52’ N” — my translation of 《深圳在北纬22°27′-22°52′》, by Deng Yiguang (邓一光), Pathlight, Winter 2012.
“The Flower of Shazui” — my translation of 《沙嘴之花》, by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Interzone, November/December 2012.
- Reprinted by Strange Horizons, September 11, 2017 (read).
“Taking Care of God” — my translation of 《赡养上帝》by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣), Pathlight, April 2012.
“A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” — my translation of 《百鬼夜行街》, by Xia Jia (夏笳, Clarkesworld, February 2012 (read).
- Reprinted in Rich Horton’s Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2013 Edition.
- Reprinted in The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3, edited by Lavie Tidhar.

2011:

“The City of Silence” — my translation of 《寂静之城》by Ma Boyong (马伯庸), World SF Blog, November-December 2011.
- Reprinted in The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3, edited by Lavie Tidhar.
“Mark Twain Robots” — my translation of 《马克吐温机器人》by Ma Boyong (马伯庸), in TRSF (September 2011), a special publication of MIT’s Technology Review (buy).
“The Fish of Lijiang” — my translation of 《丽江的鱼儿们》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), Clarkesworld, August 2011 (read). Winner of the 2012 SFF Translation Awards, Short Form.(W)

Forthcoming Translations

“Sowing” — my translation of 《播种》by 万象峰年, TBA.
“The Animal Observers” — my translation of 《动物观察者》by Chen Qiufan (陈楸帆), TBA.
“Into the River” — my translation of 《涉江》 by Xia Jia (夏笳), TBA.
“Iron Moon” — my translation of 《铁月亮》 by Xia Jia (夏笳), TBA.