Invisible Planets

Author: Ken Liu

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  • : October 2017
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Description

Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. 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. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'.


In addition, three essays at the end of the book explore Chinese science fiction. 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. 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. Finally, Xia Jia, who holds the first Ph.D. issued for the study of Chinese SF, asks 'What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?'

Reviews

'Whether or not Chinese SF really is a creature all to itself, on this evidence it's certainly worth reading' Interzone. 'A phenomenal anthology of short speculative fiction' Kirkus Reviews starred review. 'Ken Liu is a genius' Elizabeth Bear.

Author description

Ken Liu is the winner of the Nebula, Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Sidewise, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards. He is the author of The Grace of Kings and The Wall of Storms, in his epic series The Dandelion Dynasty. He is also the translator of Cixin Liu's Hugo-winning and Nebula-nominated The Three-Body Problem.