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Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards; 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 Liu Cixin) 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?.

CONTENTS

Introduction: China Dreams

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 by LIU CIXIN
The Torn Generation: Chinese Science Fiction in a Culture in Transition by CHEN QIUFAN
What Makes Chinese Science Fiction Chinese? by XIA JIA