Brand New Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation to Start September

This miniature bookshelf can come with either 200 or 300 tiny books, each one a separate piece. The anxiety bit comes in because you can dump the books out and reorganize them to your heart’s content to keep your hands busy or give yourself a distraction! $42

In the aftermath of a divine war that shattered the world, humanity made a deal with the devious god Kluehnn. For a price that has left humanity indebted for eternity, he has promised to restore the world to what it was before the war. Hakara is a survivor who definitely was not consulted on this deal. She wants only to keep herself and her sister safe, but when the two are forced to flee their homeland, Hakara is forced to abandon her sister. Now on the wrong side of the world, Hakara joins a force of workers who must mine gems for Kluehnn and thus discovers she has magic powers. And soon, she discovers that her sister is alive… and those rebelling against the pact with Kluehnn can help rescue her.

Bastion is a secluded monastery that resides in a forgotten corner of the galaxy; Scribe IV is an obsolete model of automaton that resides there. The greatest event in recent history is a visit from the Pope—and that visit ends in the holy one’s murder. This murder will call the Sisters of the Drowned Deep to rise up and punish all of Bastion if not solved. Scribe IV must join forces with Quin, a private investigator and someone who used to struggle with drugs, and an angel named Angel to solve the case.

This is a mosaic novel of 14 interconnected stories tells the tale of a distant future where humanity is on the verge of extinction, and the best hope of survival is interbreeding with children made in factories and completely alien beings.

Iðunn suffers from constant fatigue, but doctors can find no cause with medical tests, and thus dismiss her concerns. Her family and friends have become fonts of helpful but ultimately useless advice—except the person who suggests she buy a step-counting watch. And the watch reveals that during the night while she was supposedly asleep, she took 40,000 steps. Soon, she begins waking up with injuries, each more concerning than the last, and no one will believe her.