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A view from the stars / Cixin Liu.

Liu, Cixin, (author.). Dudak, Andy, (translator.). Field, Jesse, (translator.). Hanlon, Elizabeth, (translator.). Jin, Emily Xueni, (translator.). Lanphier, Adam, (translator.). Lu, S. Qiouyi, (translator.). Zhang, Henry, (translator.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781250292117
  • ISBN: 1250292115
  • Physical Description: vii, 203 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : TOR Publishing Group, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Short stories, essays, and interviews originally published 1998-2015.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- 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 -- Battle between sci-fi and fantasy ; "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 -- Dark forest theory / translated by Emily Xueni Jin -- 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 Note:
Translated from the Chinese.

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Essays.
Short stories.

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