Jumpnauts
Hao Jingfang author Ken Liu translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:27th Feb '25
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 27th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A first contact SF novel, from the Hugo Award–winning author of Folding Beijing.
2080, the world is divided, dominated by two antagonistic factions, the Pacific League and the Atlantic Alliance. Tensions are high and the smallest disturbance in the status quo could set the world on fire.
And a signal flickering through deep space could be just that spark.
As three young scientists form an alliance to decode the signal, they realise that the answers don't only lie in deep space, they also lie deep in humanity's past.
What they discover will change everything: our past, present and future.
If we have one.
A fresh approach – emphasising Chinese history, and including scenes of martial artistry along with philosophical debates – adds extra zest to the popular idea of wise and helpful aliens in this entertaining adventure. * The Guardian *
An invigorating, jostling mix of hard science, adventure, Chinese philosophy and good old martial arts. * Daily Mail *
A twisty first-contact thriller...genuinely entertaining and inventive * SFX *
Relentlessly charming... It is precisely its madcap range that makes it such a treat, its total lack of interest in distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow entertainment or between philosophy and mere fancy * Washington Post *
The imagination and world-building is excellent and the debates about the choices and directions that human civilisation faces are interesting * Birmingham SF Group *
ISBN: 9781786696564
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
368 pages