{"product_id":"broken-stars-contemporary-chinese-science-fiction-in-translation","title":"Broken Stars : Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSixteen short stories from China's groundbreaking science fiction writers, edited and translated by award-winning author Ken Liu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Hugo award-winner Liu Cixin's 'Moonlight,' a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction. Hao Jingfang's 'The New Year Train' sees 1,500 passengers go missing on a train that vanishes into space. In the title story by Tang Fei, a young girl is shown how the stars can reveal the future.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition, three essays explore the history and rise of Chinese science fiction publishing, contemporary Chinese fandom, and how the growing interest in Chinese SF has impacted writers who had long laboured in obscurity.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy turns dazzling, melancholy and thought-provoking, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBroken Stars\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of SFF voices emerging from China.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStories include:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Goodnight, Melancholy\" by Xia Jia \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Snow of Jinyang\" by Zhang Ran \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Broken Stars\" by Tang Fei \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Submarines\" by Han Song \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Salinger and the Koreans\" by Han Song \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Under a Dangling Sky\" by Cheng Jingbo \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear\" by Baoshu\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The New Year Train\" by Hao Jingfang \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales\" by Fei Dao \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Moonlight\" by Liu Cixin \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Laba Porridge\" by Anna Wu \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The First Emperor's Games\" by Ma Boyong \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Reflection\" by Gu Shi\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Brain Box\" by Regina Kanyu Wang\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Coming of the Light\" by Chen Qiufan \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A History of Future Illnesses\" by Chen Qiufan \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEssays:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A Brief Introduction to Chinese Science Fiction and Fandom,\" by Regina Kanyu Wang, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A New Continent for China Scholars: Chinese Science Fiction Studies\" by Mingwei Song\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Science Fiction: Embarrassing No More\" by Fei Dao\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor more Chinese SF in translation, check out \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInvisible Planets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished: USA, 2019\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Tor Books\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages: 479\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 13: 9781250297662\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 10: 1250297664\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ken Liu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44903045464330,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781250297662.jpg?v=1700583772","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/broken-stars-contemporary-chinese-science-fiction-in-translation","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}