Title:
A view from the stars
JLCTITLE245:
Cixin Liu ; translated by Andy Dudak, Jesse Field, Elizabeth Hanlon, Emily Xueni Jin, Adam Lanphier, S. Qiouyi Lu, Henry Zhang.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : TOR Publishing Group, 2024.
Physical Description:
vii, 203 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781250292117
General Note:
Short stories, essays, and interviews originally published 1998-2015.
Abstract:
A View from the Stars is a collection of short fiction and nonfiction pieces from Cixin Liu, the New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem. Included are essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years"--Back cover.
Contents:
Time enough for love / translated by Adam Lanphier -- Whale song / translated by S. Qiouyi Lu -- A journey in search of home : on the inclusion of "The Wandering Earth" in the 30th anniversary of Science fiction world / translated by Henry Zhang -- The messenger / translated by Andy Dudak -- Thirty years of making magic out of ordinariness : celebrating Science fiction world's thirtieth anniversary / translated by Henry Zhag -- Butterfly / translated by Elizabeth Hanlon -- One and one hundred thousand Earths / translated by Jesse Field -- On finishing Death's end, the last book in the Remembrance of Earth's past trilogy / translated by Henry Zhang -- The battle between sci-fi and fantasy ; The "Church" of sci fi : on depictions of the universe in science fiction / translated by Adam Lanphier -- End of the microcosmos / translated by S. Qiouyi Lu -- Poetic science fiction / translated by Emily Xueni Jin -- Civilization's expansion in reverse / translated by Adam Lanphier -- Destiny / translated by Andy Dudak -- The dark forest theory / translated by Emily Xueni Jin -- The world in fifty years / translated by Adam Lanphier -- Heard it in the morning / translated by Jesse Field -- On ball lightning, an interview with Liu Cixin ; We're sci-fi fans / translated by Adam Lanphier.
Language:
Translated from the Chinese.