# The "untranslatable" book that inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been translated, and you can buy it later this year

> The first ever English translation of Alain Damasio’s Horde of the Counterwind (or, to give the book its original name La Horde du Contrevent) is going on sale later this year.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/horde-of-the-counterwind-translated-expedition-33?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7cb9e0ddc26e85ca9ac438)
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #amazon #book #clair #expedition #later #obscur #horde #inspired
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