I got a press release from Wesleyan today advertising a forthcoming anthology of science fiction translated from German:

In The Black Mirror & Other Stories: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria, editor Franz Rottensteiner offers a diverse overview of German-language science fiction spanning from the 1870s to today. Rottensteiner has carefully selected engaging stories from such authors as Kurd Lasswitz-who is known as the “German father of science fiction,” eccentric fantasist Paul Scheerbart, and popular writers from the past, such as Otto Will Gail and Hans Dominik. Modern authors such as Wolfgang Jeschke, Herbert W. Franke, Andreas Eschbach, and Carl Amery are also represented, as are some from the “other” Germany-the late German Democratic Republic, where a distinct style of science fiction developed.

This is the sort of book I would have jumped at a chance to review for Emerald City.