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Sinopticon 2021

A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction

Regina Kanyu Wang author Han Song author Nian Yu author Zhao HaiHong author Wang JinKang author Tang Fei author Anna Wu author Xueting Christine Ni editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rebellion Publishing Ltd.

Published:11th Nov '21

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Sinopticon 2021 cover

A stunning collection of the best in Chinese Science Fiction, from Award-Winning legends to up-and-coming talent, all translated here into English for the first time.

A unique collection of thirteen Chinese science fiction stories, all translated into English for the very first time.This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.

From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction.

Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.

"The masterful result validates Xueting’s endeavor—and will only whet readers’ appetite for more translations." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
* Publishers Weekly *
"This is science fiction from another culture, another history - another world. And full of gems." -- Stephen Baxter
"Sinopticon is an engaging brew of unsettling ideas and lively prose." * ParSec Magazine *
"Sinopticon reads like Black Mirror and Love, Death, and Robots squeezed together and poured onto the page. I laughed, I cried, I read and re-read, I stayed up through the early hours if it meant finishing one of the longer stories. This book is everything I love about Science Fiction." -- FanFiAddict
“Superb” -- Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post * The Washington Post *
“Important” -- Locus Magazine * Locus Magazine *
“A must-read for science fiction fans.” -- Aurealis

  • Winner of British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology 2022 (UK)

ISBN: 9781781088524

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 30mm

Weight: 327g

448 pages