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Liu Cixin, born in June 1963, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. He was awarded the China Galaxy Science Fiction Award for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006 and again in 2010. His representative work The Three-body Problem is the BEST STORY of 2015 Hugo Awards, the 3rd of 2015 Campbell Award finalists, and nominee of 2015 Nebulas Award.

His works have received wide acclaim on account of their powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin's stories successfully combine the exceedingly ephemeral with hard reality, all the while focussing on revealing the essence and aesthetics of science. He has endeavoured to create a distinctly Chinese style of science fiction. Liu Cixin is a member of the China Writers' Association and the Shanxi Writers' Association.

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Series

The Three-Body Problem


A Science Fiction series (2006 - 2010)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Slow-burn first contact under an all-seeing alien threat
  • Cosmic mind games and hidden long-shot human strategies
  • Future-shock civilizations reshaped by alien pressure

Standalone Fiction

Sun of China

Sun of China

Short story

Taking Care of Gods

Taking Care of Gods

Short story

The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth

Short story collection

The Weight of Memories

The Weight of Memories

Short story

The Three-Body Problem Series

Ball Lightning

Supernova Era

To Hold Up the Sky

A View from the Stars: Stories and Essays

Little Stacks of Science Fiction

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