000			02101cam a2200313 i 4500
008			220610s2016 000 1 eng d
020			_a9781786692788 (pbk)
041	1		_aeng
080			_a82-32 _bLIU
100			_aLiu Ken
245	0	0	_aInvisible Planets _bcontemporary Chinese science fiction in translation
250			_aFirst edition.
260			_aLondon _bHead of Zeus _c2016
300			_a383p.
500			_a"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
505	0		_aIntroduction: 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			_a"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.
546			_aText in English translated from the Chinese.
650		0	_aScience fiction, Chinese _vTranslations into English.
650		0	_aShort stories, Chinese _vTranslations into English.
650		0	_aChinese fiction _vTranslations into English.
650		4	_aScience fiction.
650		4	_aChinese fiction.
650		7	_aFICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies.
650		7	_aScience fiction, Chinese.
650		7	_aShort stories, Chinese.
690			_aGeneral
942			_cBK
999			_c59054 _d59054