Recommendations Translated Novels of good quality

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  1. IAmGodSlayer

    IAmGodSlayer Well-Known Member

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    I am looking for Translated Novels which have quality similar to published English novels.
     
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    I'm sorry but... Aren't you asking too much? :hmm:
     
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    Literally asking for water in a desert.
     
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    Look towards the translators or groups that do it.

    For instance, Volare, Alyschu and Deathblade all do decent translations.
     
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    I know it is difficult but I am only hoping for 2-3 novels
     
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    Coiling Dragon....coz i heard the translated volumes will be available on Amaz9n in near future
     
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    Well sometimes, the published ones have a bad or very bad translation, so it's not necessarily a good comparaison
     
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    Aren't you expecting too much from free fan translations?

    Anyway, from the top of my head, blastron's translation of "Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?" is great.
     
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    I know few that aren't too bad, but if you don't have any type of novel in mind, the list can be a little long depending on your criterias
     
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    Gu Fang Bu Zhi Sheng had good translation.
     
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    Do you mean quality of the translation or quality of the novel? Because i can think of a few high quality translations, but nothing comes to mind if i compare the quality of the novels :\
     
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    Just go to big translations grup, you will found a decent one
     
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    Published novels are written, rigorously edited, rewritten, etc. for months. No web novel puts in that much effort, neither on the author's or translator's ends. RWX and Deathblade make good translations, but they do not put in the effort professional writers do, nor is what they translate as well-written. Rethink your request.
     
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    chinese web novels are at most... young adult themed english novels.

    what quality do you want? character depth? world building? story?
     
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    Man... This is quite hard... But anyway... The group Skythewood do quite a good Job with their translations...
    There is Pun-sam from Machine Sliced Bread too (but he only works with Ero novels)
     
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    *look at the title*

    Eyy :blobpeek:
     
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