The Gondolier in Kashubian

 Along with the Polish translation of The Gondolier, I received this Kashubain translation. Kashubian is a Slavic language related to Polish and is spoken by about 200,000 people. 

Gòńdoliéra

Gareth D Jones

 

Czôrni dzób mòji gòńdolë brnõł bez spòkójné wodë karnôlóv. Bëlni czółen richtich mje słúżił dłúgjé lata, wożõcë pasażéróv mjastovima wodnima szlachama, provadzoni rãkamë vjelenë pòkòlenjóv mòjich przódkóv.

Słúńce zapadało nad anticznim gardã, zmjenjivajõcë wodã v tintovõ blevjõzkã, leżõcõ pòmjidzë pësznima bùdinkama z pjôskòvca. Jem głãbòk wodetchnõn chłodnõ vjeczórnõ briżõ.

Je jakji snôżészi môl jak ten cëdovni gard karnôlóv? Kjéj bôt dobrnõł do sztrõdú, jô jem stanõł, żebë so rôd pòvzerac na corôzka cemnjészé njebò Marsa.

 

Kùnjc

  

Translated by Słavòmjir Jónkòvskji

The Gondolier in Polish

I received a Polish translation of The Gondolier quite some time ago but, due to an oversight, it never made it on to this site.

Gondolier

Gareth D Jones

 

Czarny dziób mojej gondoli sunął łagodnie poprzez spokojne wody kanałów. Smukła łódź służyła mi długie lata, przewożąc pasażerów miejską siecią wodnych alejek, sterowana dłońmi pokoleń moich przodków.

Słońce zachodziło nad starożytnym miastem, zamieniając wodę w atramentową wstążkę położoną między eleganckimi bryłami piaskowych budynków. Głęboko odetchnąłem chłodną wieczorna bryzą.

Czy istniało miejsce piękniejsze niż to wspaniałe miasto kanałów? Kiedy łodź dobiła do kei, zatrzymałem się, by pogapić się usatysfakcjonowanie na ciemniejące niebo Marsa.

 

Koniec

 

Translated by Słavòmjir Jónkòvskji

A Detective Inspector, a Week-Old Haddock and the Means to Destroy Paris

The comedy spy-fi story A Detective Inspector, a Week-Old Haddock and the Means to Destroy Paris that I co-wrote with Alex and Haydn is out now on the Tall Tale TV podcast.

This is the second of our joint stories to be published, after last year's The Good Ship Munders.

Tall Tale TV has previously published Alex's Unveventful Day of the Bodger; a complillation of three flash fiction stories that included Alex's Brothers in Qualms, Haydn's The Final Battle is But a Game and my own Escapades in Time; and my short stories Observers and The Righteous Indignation of the Naked Mole Rat.

Book Review: This Eden by Ed O'Loughlin

Michael is a struggling engineering student whose girlfriend, Alice, is a coder and is working on a mysterious project for a big Silicon Valley corporation. When she dies, that same corporation offers him a job, though he doesn’t really know why. With the job come secrets, industrial espionage and shadowy figures from Alice’s other life he knew nothing about.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

Polish Ants and Dinosaurs

 The Polish edition of Cixin Liu's Of Ants and Dinosaurs has just been released, and my review of the book from SF Crowsnest has been translated into Polish for the occasion.

Book Review: The Dalliances of Monsieur D'Haricot by Barbara Stevenson

As soon as I saw the cover of The Dalliances Of Monsieur D’Haricot, I knew I wanted to read it. A dapper Frenchman on what I assumed, erroneously it turned out, to be a steampunk bicycle. It reminded me of my childhood reading of the Agaton Sax books. Monsieur D’Haricot is a French secret agent with impeccable manners and a compulsive air of gallantry, dedicated above all else to the ideals of France.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

Haggis, Rhino and Other Slovenian Wildlife

 The Slovenian translation of my short story Haggis, Rhino and Other Unexpected Wildlife is now out in issue #10 of Supernova magazine.

This is my second story in Slovenian, following The Gondolier in 2015, and the second language for this story after Hungarian.

Gwyllion Magazine #2

 Issue #2 of Gwyllion magazine is out now, and includes the Welsh translation of of my flash fiction story Never Talk to Strangers.

Book Review: Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill

In 2017’s Sea Of Rust, C. Robert Cargill told a tale of the far future where purpose-built robots struggle to survive once they no longer have a purpose, having wiped out humanity to gain their freedom. In the prequel, Day Zero we go back to the beginning, to the incident that triggered robotkind to turn on its makers and destroy all human society.

Read the rest of my review at SF Crowsnest.

New Reviewing Venue

 For the past several years all of my book and magazine reviews have appeared at SF Crowsnest, but before that my reviews appeared in several other places.

New genre magazine ParsSec, which will include one of stories in issue #2, will also include book reviews and I've been invited to join the reviewing team. So you'll now see my reviews appearing in two places.