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035    (OCoLC)961118723|z(OCoLC)961153422 
037    |bSt Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15,
       Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151|nSAN 631-5011 
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041 1  eng|hchi 
049    GPIA 
050  4 PL2658.E8|bI58 2016 
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245 00 Invisible planets :|bcontemporary Chinese science fiction 
       in translation /|ctranslated and edited by Ken Liu. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bTor,|c2016. 
300    383 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
500    "A Tom Doherty Associates book." -- Title page 
505 0  Introduction: China dreams / by Ken Liu -- Chen Qiufan. 
       The year of the rat ; The fish of Lijiang ; The flower of 
       Shazui -- Xia Jia. A hundred ghosts parade tonight ; 
       Tongtong's summer ; Night journey of the Dragon-horse -- 
       Ma Boyong. The city of silence -- Hao Jingfang. Invisible 
       planets ; Folding Beijing -- Tang Fei. Call girl -- Cheng 
       Jingbo. Grave of the fireflies -- Liu Cixin. The circle ; 
       Taking care of God -- Essays : The worst of all possible 
       universes and the best of all possible earths: Three-body 
       and Chinese science fiction -- The torn generation: 
       Chinese science fiction in a culture in transition -- What
       makes Chinese science fiction Chinese? 
520    "Thirteen intriguing visions of the future from China"--
       Cover. 
520    "The thirteen stories in this collection...add up to a 
       strong and diverse representation of Chinese SF. Some have
       won awards in translation, some have garnered serious 
       critical acclaim, some have been selected for Year's Best 
       anthologies, and some are simply Ken Liu's personal 
       favorites.To round out the collection, there are several 
       essays from Chinese scholars and authors, plus an 
       illuminating introduction by Ken Liu."--Book jacket. 
520    "Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a 
       collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some 
       stories have won awards (including Hao Jingfang's Hugo-
       winning novella, Folding Beijing); 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 New York Times bestseller 
       Liu Cixin's two stories) 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?" -- 
       Publisher's description 
546    Text in English translated from the Chinese. 
650  0 Science fiction, Chinese|vTranslations into English. 
650  0 Short stories, Chinese|vTranslations into English. 
655  7 Science fiction.|2gsafd 
655  7 Short stories.|2gsafd 
655  7 Science fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Short stories.|2lcgft 
700 1  Liu, Ken,|d1976-|eeditor,|etranslator. 
994    C0|bGPI