Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction In Translation

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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.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. Some have won awards, some have garnered serioius critical acclaim, some have been selected for Years Best anthologies, and some are simply Ken Lius personal favorites.To round out the collection, there are several essays from Chinese scholars and authors, plus an illuminating introduction by Ken Liu. Anyone with an interest in international science fiction will find Invisible Planets an indispensable addition to their collection.For more Chinese SF in translation, check out Broken Stars.Stories:The Year of the Rat by Chen QiufanThe Fist of Lijian by Chen QiufanThe Flower of Shazui by Chen QiufanA Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight by Xia JiaTongtongs Summer by Xia JiaNight Journey of the Dragon-Horse by Xia jiaThe City of Silence by Ma BoyongInvisible Planets by Hao JingfangFolding Beijing by Hao JingfangCall Girl by Tang FeiGrave of the Fireflies by Cheng JingboThe Circle by Liu CixinTaking Care of God by Liu CixinEssays:The Worst of All Possible Universes and the Best of All Possible Earths: Three-Body and Chinese Science Fiction by Liu Cixin and Ken LiuThe Torn Generation Chinese Science Fiction in a Culture in Transition by Chen Qiufan and Ken LiuWhat Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese? by Xia Jia and Ken Liu