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"From the author of the New York Times bestselling Three-Body Problem series--now a Netflix Original series--A View from the Stars is a new collection of short fiction and nonfiction pieces. A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time. This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years. ""A vital collection. . . . down-to-earth, but unafraid to ask big questions.""--Publishers Weekly The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books by Cixin Liu Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up the Sky The Wandering Earth A View from the Stars"

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"Praise for the Three-Body trilogy: ""Wildly imaginative.""--President Barack Obama ""The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century . . . Packed with a sense of wonder.""--The Wall Street Journal ""A breakthrough book . . . A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.""--George R. R. Martin ""Tackles politics, philosophy, and virtual reality in a story that moves at a thriller's pace.""--The Washington Post ""Evokes the thrill of exploration and the beauty of scale.""--The New Yorker ""Stunning, elegant . . . A science fiction epic of the most profound kind.""--NPR"

"""[This collection] will give new context to old fans while introducing new readers to a true genius of the genre [and] leave readers refreshingly excited not just about sf but about humanity's future.""--Booklist, STARRED review Praise for the Three-Body trilogy: ""Wildly imaginative.""--President Barack Obama ""The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century . . . Packed with a sense of wonder.""--The Wall Street Journal ""A breakthrough book . . . A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology.""--George R. R. Martin ""Tackles politics, philosophy, and virtual reality in a story that moves at a thriller's pace.""--The Washington Post ""Evokes the thrill of exploration and the beauty of scale.""--The New Yorker ""Stunning, elegant . . . A science fiction epic of the most profound kind.""--NPR"

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CIXIN LIU is the most prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People's Republic of China. Liu is an eight-time winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and a winner of the Chinese Nebula Award. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked as an engineer in a power plant. His novels include The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End.

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