"Hao Jingfang is a Chinese science fiction writer. She won the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Folding Beijing, translated by Ken Liu, marking the first Hugo awarded to a Chinese woman. Hao works as a macroeconomics researcher at China Development Research Foundation, a quango organization located in Beijing, China. Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, The Veiled Throne, and a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work, including the short story ""Good Hunting,"" adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC's Pantheon, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. ""The Hidden Girl,"" ""The Message,"" and ""The Oracle"" have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts."
"""[A] masterful narrative. Highly recommended for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy or readers who enjoy sf with a focus on social and political themes.""-- ""Booklist, starred review"" ""A deeply philosophical and thought-provoking story of humankind's search for its destiny in the cosmos."" --Kirkus ""Hao's patient worldbuilding and character-driven approach lends fresh life to the familiar first contact trope. Contact fans will be thrilled."" --Publisher's Weekly ""Amidst a classic space adventure, there are illuminating elements of the ways history can be corrupted by time, along with well-placed development of our heroes' relationships."" --Library Journal ""Uniquely taking us millions of kilometers away to experience another way of life.""--Cixin Liu, New York Times bestselling author of The Three-Body Problem"