Finally, Xia Jia, who holds the first Ph.D. Chen Qiufan's The Torn Generation gives the view of a younger generation of authors trying to come to terms with the tumultuous transformations around them. Liu Cixin's essay, The Worst of All Possible Universes and The Best of All Possible Earths, gives a historical overview of SF in China and situates his own rise to prominence as the premier Chinese author within that context. His other works include Invisible Planets: Collected Fiction, a short. The author and publisher have provided this e-book to you without Digital. Invisible Planets is a groundbreaking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. Read & Download PDF Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in. The themes and purposes of each story are as vast as the Chinese population.

The thirteen stories in this collection, including two by Cixin Liu and the Hugo and Sturgeon award-nominated Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, add up to a strong and diverse representation of Chinese SF. Invisible Planets is a collection of short SF stories from various authors. In addition, three essays at the end of the book explore Chinese science fiction. His most recent book is Summerland (June 2018), an alternate history spy thriller in a world where the afterlife is real. Invisible Planets, edited by multi award-winning writer Ken Liu-translator of the bestselling and Hugo Award-winning novel The Three Body Problem by acclaimed Chinese author Cixin Liu-is his second thought-provoking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction. Invisible Planets is a groundbreaking anthology of Chinese short speculative fiction.

Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'.

Some stories have won awards some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies some have been well reviewed by critics and readers and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China.

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