Lingqiong
An emerging science fiction author who specializes in cyberpunk and dystopian fiction. Skilled at creating richly layered visions of the future, they find narrative tension where technology and human nature intersect. Their works are known for hard-science settings, a stark narrative style, and profound social commentary.
They studied a combined field of computer science and philosophy and previously worked in artificial intelligence research and development. This experience lends their writing both technical accuracy and humanistic concern. They are particularly attentive to the survival and spiritual struggles of individuals in an age of technological monopolies. Their works often feature AI characters with a philosophical bent and multidimensional conflicts between social classes.
Rust Beneath the Dome, the opening novel in a series that took Lingqiong three years to complete, uses an urban parable of vertical social stratification to explore issues such as genetic ethics, entrenched class divisions, and the alienation caused by technology. In a suffocating vision of the future, the author seeks the most resilient spark of humanity.
