Invisible Planets

Name: Invisible Planets
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9781786692788
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Translated by: Ken Liu

Here are thirteen short stories from the new frontiers of Chinese science fiction, selected and translated by Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu. Hao Jingfang's Hugo Award-winning 'Folding Beijing' takes place in a near-future dystopia where the title city's buildings fold into and out of the earth, allowing three different strata of society to spend part of the day above ground. Xia Jia's 'Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse' describes a post-apocalyptic world where machines have outlived the humans who engineered them. In 'Taking Care of God' by Liu Cixin author of The Three-Body Problem, the first translated novel to win the Hugo Award a race of white-haired, white-robed beings arrive on Earth, claiming they are God, creators of everything who now want to spend their retirement years with us... Including an introduction by Ken Liu and three essays exploring Chinese science fiction, this is a phenomenal collection of strange worlds, hypnotic landscapes and unbridled imagination. See more

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Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
Publication Date: 07 Sep 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781786692788

About

Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings The Wall of Storms and Star Wars tie-in The Legends of Luke Skywalker and a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work including the short story 'Good Hunting' adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love Death + Robots; and AMC's Pantheon adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. 'The Hidden Girl' 'The Message' and The Grace of Kings have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer corporate lawyer and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism cryptocurrency the mathematics of origami and others. Liu lives with his family near Boston Massachusetts.