Imagine a universe constructed in layers: At the top is Heaven - where the gods live. Beneath is the Earth, where people dwell. And beneath the Earth lies a magical realm of witches, vampires, ghosts, and immortal foxes capable of assuming human form. This is the universe of Chinese folktale.
Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world Science Fiction. A bestseller in China, his novel, The Three-Body Problem, was the first translated work of SF ever to win the Hugo Award. Here is the first collection of his short fiction: these stories, including five Chinese Galaxy
A few human beings were left on the deserted earth, along with countless robots. The human beings — including a small tribe of American Indians — made do. The Indians returned to ancient tribal ways, the others stubbornly tried to rebuild technology. The robots — some stayed with the humans
Calling Major Tom is a heartwarming, quirky and ultimately life-affirming story of friendship, family and forgiveness - and the world's most unlikely astronaut. A man who has given up on the world. A family who show him how to live. Forty-something Thomas is very happy to be on his own, far away
