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Be the first to submit one! You must be logged in to submit a review in the BookTrackr section above. The typography of each anecdote varies according to the place being described. I designed a book for the story and its English translation primarily for English readers. There are currently no reviews for this novel. Invisible Planets is the title of a Chinese short story about different imaginary planets and their unique characteristics. No excerpt currently exists for this novel.

What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?.

The Torn Generation: Chinese Science Fiction in a Culture in Transition.

The Worst of All Possible Universes and the Best of All Possible Earths: Three-Body and Chinese Science Fiction.

Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse (unpublished).

Introduction: Chinese Science Fiction in Translation.

issued for the study of Chinese SF, asks What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese?. 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.

In addition, three essays at the end of the book explore Chinese science 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. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science FictionĪward-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.