Jüri Kallas
Jüri Kallas is an Estonian science fiction expert, translator, publisher and editor.
Jüri Kallas has worked for publishers Elmatar and Fantaasia as a compiler and editor. He is currently working on handing out the Estonian Science Fiction Association award Stalker, developing the Estonian science fiction bibliography and is an active contributor for the online science-fiction magazine Reaktor. He has written afterwords for novels and collections. He has translated into Estonian texts by Vladimir Arenev, Alexander Belyaev, Kir Bulychev, Robert E. Howard, Rafał Kosik, Henry Kuttner, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Oldie, Viktor Pelevin, Alexandr Siletsky, Mikhail Uspensky, Ilya Varshavsky and others. In addition, Jüri Kallas has worked for different publishers, choosing and editing dozens of crime and romance novels and written forewords for them. He has also published literature criticism and his views and opinions about current political events in Estonia. He has been an editorial board member of the online magazine Algernon.Publications
Anthologies (compiler)
- "Olend väljastpoolt meie maailma" Tartu: Elmatar, 1995
- "Stalker 2002" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
Collections (compiler and/or foreword)
- H. P. Lovecraft "Pimeduses sosistaja" Tartu: Elmatar, 1996
- Robert E. Howard "Conan ja Musta ranniku kuninganna" Tartu: Elmatar, 1999
- Robert E. Howard "Conan ja värelev vari" Tartu: Elmatar, 2000
- Robert E. Howard "Conan ja punane kants" Tartu: Elmatar, 2000
- Veiko Belials "Helesiniste Liivade laul" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
- Indrek Hargla "Hathawareti teener" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
- Robert E. Howard "Pimeduse rahvas" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
- H. G. Wells "Mister Skelmersdale haldjamaal" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
- Robert E. Howard "Aed täis hirmu" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2003
- Stephen King "Kõik on mõeldav: 14 sünget lugu" Tallinn: Pegasus, 2003
- Stephen King "Kõik on mõeldav: 14 sünget lugu" Tallinn: Pegasus, 2005
- Indrek Hargla "Suudlevad vampiirid" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2011
Novels (afterwords)
- Isaac Asimov "Teine Asum" Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1996
- Roger Zelazny "Valguse Isand" Tartu: Elmatar, 1997
- Robert A. Heinlein "Nukkude isandad" Tartu: Elmatar, 1998
- Robert Silverberg "Aja maskid" Tartu: Elmatar, 1998
- Ray Bradbury "Vist on kuri tulekul" Tartu: Elmatar, 1999
- Arthur C. Clarke "Lapsepõlve lõpp" Tartu: Elmatar, 1999
- Philip K. Dick "Blade Runner: Kas androidid unistavad elektrilammastest?" Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2001
- Kurt Vonnegut "Kassikangas" Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2001
- Michael Moorcock "Saatusemerel purjetaja" Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002
- Tiit Tarlap "Meie, kromanjoonlased" Pärnu: Ji, 2009
Appearances
- 5. märts 2013 lennukisadamas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_QO1Z7f6s Mereulmest, teadusulmest
- 13. detsember 2014 Tartu kirjanike majas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm_Mqi2jW7Y Ulmegeto – vajadus või paratamatus
- 19. juuli 2014 Estcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvyKUaD-cTs Ulmeraamatute kaanekujundused maailmas
