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Adventures in Space (Short stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction writers)

Russell James author Allen Stroud author Patrick Parrinder author Leah Cypess author Alex Shvartsman author Ronald Ferguson author Yao Haijun author Amdi Silvestri author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Published:25th Apr '23

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If you love the mission of science fiction, the interchange between cultures, the hopeful and inexorable trajectory of technology and ideas, you'll love this anthology of new stories from Chinese and English-language writers.

A momentous project, with thirteen Chinese and English-language science fiction writers. New, emerging and established authors from a mix of open submissions and curated selections create a stunning mediation of cultures, bringing together the multi-faceted perspectives of enthusiastic SF writers in the exploration of ideas and humanity.An impressive joint project, this outstanding new anthology brings the best of Chinese and English-language science fiction in a mediation on the theme of Exploration in Space. New, emerging, established and much-lauded writers from both cultures are brought together to demonstrate that technology and humanity when they work together bring challenges, joy and benefits to all of humankind. From Bao Shu comes 'A Trip to the End', from Allen Stroud 'The First', from He Xi 'Never Meet Again in Life', from Amdi Silvestri 'A Minuet of Corpses' and under the guiding eye of Patrick Parrinder (President of the H.G. Wells society) and Yao Haijun (celebrated editor of Science Fiction World in China) thirteen authors create a series of worlds which will enthral and entertain.

ISBN: 9781787588158

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 27mm

Weight: 198g

368 pages

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