![]() I’m sure some readers will be able to spot common themes or tropes, but that’s as much about pattern recognition as national pre-occupations. The writers are from all genders, ages, regions, proclivities, and the stories cover a very wide range of styles and subjects. It’s a recognition and presentation of some amazing writers and works, none of which have been previously available to the English-speaking world.Īside from the writers all having to be Chinese, what other parameters did the stories have to fit? It’s a window into contemporary Chinese science fiction, showing off a breadth of the subjects, styles, and interests through the last thirty years, which span the current era of China’s sci-fi output. ![]() It pretty much does what it says on the tin. While the title would seem to say it all, I’ll ask anyway: What is Sinopticon: A Celebration Of Chinese Science Fiction about? In the following email interview, Ni explains what went into assembling this anthology. ![]() ![]() Which brings me to Sinopticon: A Celebration Of Chinese Science Fiction ( paperback, Kindle), a new short story collection edited and translated by Xueting Christine Ni. Between Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem finding vocal fans in Barack Obama and the people behind Game Of Thrones, and Ken Liu being tapped to pen a Star Wars novel, The Legends Of Luke Skywalker, Chinese science fiction is “having a moment” as they say. ![]()
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