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Found in Translation
So! Some oddly familiar stories might be appearing on FFNet soon. That's because Swanchika, an FE fan from France, approached me to ask permission to translate some one-shots into French-- stories like "An Extension of the Weapon," "Twilight of Aurelis," and "Grains of Light." As I know that the early FE games do have quite a following in Europe, and I know how frustrating it is to dig for material on certain characters, I agreed to this translation project provided that original credit was maintained, the original story link was provided, etc.
[Also, the "Tale of the Tiara" incident was fresh in my mind. I reviewed the response that the TotT author sent to Ammie and decided that none of those personal objections were relevant to me. I don't have a lovingly-maintained personal website to archive my stories in a proper context. Anything I write is already at one remove from the original, either via a fan-translation or an official adaptation, both potentially problematic. Etc.]
Anyway, Swanchika has already published the first translation: Une Extension de l'Arme.
More of these will go up as Swanchika's time and enthusiasm allows. Swanchika will be spreading the Beck love with a translation of "Bullseye" by PlasticBottle next.
[Also, the "Tale of the Tiara" incident was fresh in my mind. I reviewed the response that the TotT author sent to Ammie and decided that none of those personal objections were relevant to me. I don't have a lovingly-maintained personal website to archive my stories in a proper context. Anything I write is already at one remove from the original, either via a fan-translation or an official adaptation, both potentially problematic. Etc.]
Anyway, Swanchika has already published the first translation: Une Extension de l'Arme.
More of these will go up as Swanchika's time and enthusiasm allows. Swanchika will be spreading the Beck love with a translation of "Bullseye" by PlasticBottle next.