A View from the Stars

Cixin Liu

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Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
29 April 2025

Literary essays; Science Fiction

'We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between nebulae; in a flash, we can reach the edge of the universe, or tunnel into a quark, or swim within a star-core... We’re as unassuming as fireflies, yet our numbers grow like grass in spring. We sci-fi fans are people from the future.' – Cixin Liu, from the essay 'Sci-Fi Fans'

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.

By: Cixin Liu
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781035908622
ISBN 10: 103590862X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.

Reviews for A View from the Stars

A true genius of the genre... leave[s] readers refreshingly excited not just about sf but about humanity’s future * Booklist, STARRED REVIEW * Very reminiscent of Golden Age science fiction, and it’s great * SF Crowsnest * A vital collection. . . . down-to-earth, but unafraid to ask big questions * Publishers Weekly * His stories are filled with a sense of wonder as they push ideas about the future of humanity to their extremes, and the personal essays offer a rare glimpse into attitudes towards science fiction in China and how the genre has changed. A fascinating collection. * Guardian *