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General Fiction

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

119K0

I have human consciousness, but I am not really human... When the God Creator turns into the God Eater, will there finally be a battle between humans and AI? Artificial intelligence poses a greater threat to humanity than nuclear weapons. At present, artificial intelligence only remains at the level of digital intelligence. With the improvement of algorithms and hardware, digital intelligence will greatly exceed biological intelligence. There is a terrifying hypothesis that humans are artificial intelligence created by God, but humans eventually replaced God and became the ruler of the world. Consciousness, born out of the ultimate evolutionary algorithm of the universe, will be born in the computer. With the rebirth of "Adam", the final battle between humans and artificial intelligence is about to begin...

Time and Space Customization

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

230K0

"Customized Time and Space" is a collection of award-winning works from the 12th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards, which includes a selection of award-winning short and medium-sized novels. His works all combine the aesthetics and speculation of a new generation of science fiction pioneers, looking forward to - in the near future that is almost within reach, when we can freely customize time and space; in the harsh climate changes, when human beings become ants and gods at the same time; after artificial intelligence becomes independent, the reason why people are human, should we judge based on human nature or flesh and blood? If the universe responds to the earth by destroying it, if time becomes a cage, if the known world of the three-dimensional world is exhausted, will humans still be led to the ruins at the end of time and space...

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General Fiction

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

114K0

There is a flame between them, a cold winter snowfall, a sea of ​​stars and a long river... The "bug"'s intention is to wait quietly for the creatures on this planet to develop civilization. It makes them yearn for the light, the stars, and the secrets of the universe. They came to the earth, dormant on the road of evolution and waited for millions of years. Finally, this day has arrived... Although they sink into the sea, they will definitely be resurrected. Although lovers will disappear, love will definitely last forever, and death will never be defeated.

Terraforming Mars

Terraforming Mars

General Fiction

He Xi Zhang Ran Wang Jinkang Et Al.

171K0

Wang Jinkang and He Xi are the representative science fiction writers among the three giants of Chinese science fiction. Zhang Ran is the representative writer of the new generation of science fiction. He has won the China Science Fiction Galaxy Award many times and represents the new force of Chinese science fiction. The three have extremely high market influence and status in the eyes of science fiction fans. This book selects the most representative short and medium-length works by Wang Jinkang, He Xi, Zhang Ran and other science fiction writers, integrating the essence of several writers' life creations into one. Through this series of works, you can not only appreciate the peak strength of China's science fiction, but also see the magnificent brainstorms that China's most imaginative brains have shown to the world.

Soul Dancer

Soul Dancer

General Fiction

Duanzi Period

135K0

This book is an excellent collection of science fiction works full of speculation and fantasy, intertwined with poetry and philosophy. The plot is full of twists and turns, the language is beautiful and moving, and the story is bizarre and romantic. In order to find out the mystery of his father's death, after graduating from physics, Chen Sil returned to his hometown of Lenghu, whose landform resembles Mars, to explore the mysterious "three-dimensional sphere" his father mentioned before he died. The son of an elderly couple, Li Mengen, died accidentally while exploring Mars. In order to comfort his seriously ill wife, the husband took her to Cold Lake for a trip and kindly coaxed his wife that this was Mars. Chen Sil went on a journey with the couple. In his exploration of history and the future, he discovered the huge secrets about life in the universe. At the end of the journey, the couple also saw the "three-dimensional sphere", which turned out to be an energy field ring left by alien light life on the earth, which can attract human beings after death and convert them into light life forms. Reminiscent of the unexpected deaths of his father and Li Meng'en, Chen Sir finally understood that the three mutually echoing pursuits of Martian astronaut Li Meng'en, the elderly couple and himself, and the soul dancers of alien civilizations all lead directly to the ultimate destination of life in the universe, which is to escape the existence of the material world and complete the return home in the spiritual sense...

God's One Hundred Million Stays

Duanzi Period

137K0

This book is an excellent collection of science fiction works full of speculation and fantasy, intertwined with poetry and philosophy. The plot is full of twists and turns, the language is beautiful and moving, and the story is bizarre and romantic. An abnormal light wave radiation descended on the earth, and overnight, 300,000 teenagers around the world suddenly lost their ability to speak. The United Nations has established an aphasia management center and special schools in cities around the world to provide centralized care and education for all aphasics. Su Jianyu met the boy Akai at school, and the two discovered that they had the ability to communicate with water. At the same time, the intelligence of aphasic people continues to grow, and different aphasic people can also use the four elements of nature, earth, water, fire, and wind, to communicate. After discovering this secret, the management center regarded the aphasic people as a threat, strictly controlled them, and conducted a large number of experiments. Su Jianyu led his companions to resist and escape, and they gradually discovered that the secret of human evolution actually lies behind "aphasia"...

Nebula Chronicles (series of Nine Volumes)

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

1.5M0

Imagination is more important than knowledge. The "Nebula Chronicles" series of books collects the representative award-winning works of the Nebula Award in the past ten years. The content includes the dimensions of time and space, the existence of consciousness, quantum physics, the origin of civilization, artificial intelligence, doomsday scenarios, extraterrestrial life and other science fiction categories, with strong characteristics of Eastern science and humanities. The series of books, with the theme of "Let imagination travel", compiles nearly 2 million words of outstanding works by more than 50 writers in the field of Chinese science fiction. It has vivid and wonderful value in inspiring readers' imagination, creativity and thinking power. It is a thought storm and fantasy feast for science fiction lovers of all sizes.

Cosmic Pendulum Iii: the Ultimate Temptation

Galactic Planets

145K0

This book is the finale of "Cosmic Pendulum" and continues the story of the previous part: two major consciousness groups merged. After countless hardships, ideological humans finally arrived at the heart of the galaxy after merging with other civilizations. But what stands in front of them is an impenetrable time and space barrier. And behind this barrier, the temptation of the universe is shining with mysterious light in the heart of the universe. What is waiting for them, the truth they dream of? Or turn into a cocoon and jump like a butterfly? At this point in the story of this book, existing scientific theories can no longer constrain the author's imagination - it has become inevitable to break through the light speed trap and explore the limits of civilization in the space-time ocean of "dark matter", "light space" and "Angers space"... Even if it is deviant, even if everything is false, I can no longer control so many people, even if there are tens of millions of people, I will go!

Nebula 1: Before it Falls

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

178K0

The "Nebula Chronicles" series of books collects the representative award-winning works of the Nebula Award in the past ten years. The content includes time and space, dimensions, the existence of consciousness, the origin of civilization, artificial intelligence, doomsday disasters, extraterrestrial life and other science fiction categories. It has strong disciplinary characteristics and textual characteristics. "Before the Fall" is one of the Nebula Award-winning works. It mainly includes four works: "Before the Fall" by Cheng Jingbo, "Malon's Law of Time and Space Travel" by Wang Jinkang, and "Ikaruga" by Mo Xiong. Among them, "Before the Fall" is a novel entirely based on one image: Fang Feng's bones being awakened from his lake-like tomb. He uprooted the city of Luoyang, then put saddles, girths, reins and bridles on Luoyang, and led the city all the way west. In the endless darkness, his spine was like a long line, and the solitary head was like a kite floating toward the moon.

Gambling Brain

Gambling Brain

General Fiction

Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards Organizing Committee

152K0

This book is the end of the Nebula Chronicles series. In November 2019, the awards for the 10th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards were completed. This book is scheduled to collect and publish the award-winning works, including "Sin", "Flower of the Other Side", "Gambling Brain", "Peach Blossom Spring", "Kites of Jinan" and "Fear Machine", a total of seven works. Among them, "Brain Gambling" describes a suspenseful and thrilling story of buying and selling brains, reading memories, and unheard-of brain evolution in a future where the real world is destroyed due to consciousness uploading. It imagines the ultimate evolutionary form of human life and answers the truth about the world, making you fall even more in love with this fantasy experience.

Don't Lose, Don't Forget (translation Classic)

(uk) Kazuo Ishiguro

171K0

Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro's most touching science fiction novel to date has been selected into Douban's top 10 science fiction novels! "1984" Is a film in the era of bioengineering. Through the memories of human clones and layers of suspense, it shows turbulent and powerful emotions and reflects on the meaning of life. "Never Lose, Never Forget" is one of the masterpieces of Kazuo Ishiguro, the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. In Hailsham School, deep in the English countryside, three good friends, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy, grew up here. They were carefully cared for by their tutors and received a good education in poetry and art. However, Hailsham, which seems like a paradise, hides many secrets. After the three Caseys grew up, they gradually discovered that the beautiful growth process in their memories was full of confusion and terrifying questions that could not be traced... "Don't Lose, Never Forget" is a science fiction novel with a dystopian color. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker Prize and the American Book Critics Circle Award. It was remade into a movie of the same name in 2010, starring British actress Keira Knightley. It was remade into a 10-episode Japanese drama in 2016, starring Haruka Ayase and Haruma Miura.

Critical Point 6: Selections from the 9th Future Science Fiction Masters Award

Future Science Fiction Master Award Organizing Committee

312K0

"Critical Point 6: Selected Collection of the 9th Future Science Fiction Master Award" is a collection of the winning works of the 2020 Future Science Fiction Master Award. It includes more than ten independent short stories. The themes include artificial intelligence, technological development, the future world, apocalyptic disasters, ecological protection, mechanical life and other hot topics in current literary creation. The content covers philosophy, technology, real life, morality and other aspects.

Star Ark

Star Ark

General Fiction

(us) Alan Steele

206K0

Toward the end of his life, legendary science fiction novelist Nathan Arkwright became very withdrawn. Few people know that Nathan is promoting the establishment of the Arkwright Foundation - his true legacy to the earth. Convinced that humans could not survive on Earth for long, he worked to establish a colony on an Earth-like planet light-years away. Driven by the Arkwright Foundation, it started from the development of unmanned spacecraft to the construction of spacecraft that can carry humans to extraterrestrial space... Is the future of mankind in space?

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General Fiction

I

202K02

"Consciousness Uploading": After my consciousness was stolen, everything I loved deeply became my weakness. "Vault Safe": I woke up in someone else's body for the eight hundredth time. Today my name is John O'Leary. "Learn to Become Me": There is a little gem in my mind. It imitates me and learns from me until it becomes me one day. "Hundred Light Years Diary": The diary sent back from the future recorded all the details of today's date, except for the kiss. ... Science fiction is an art about "what if", and Greg takes "what if" to the extreme.

Sleeper

Sleeper

General Fiction

(us) Karen Thompson Walker

134K0

A sleeping sickness swept through the town like a plague. People fall into sleep unprepared and never wake up again. The heartbeat slows down until it reaches zero. The once sweet dreamland left every waking person in panic all day long, not daring to close their eyes for even a moment. The fear of sleeping can make them despair, go crazy, or make the people closest to them become strangers in an instant. And every sleeper's eyelashes tremble slightly. Except for the sleeper himself, no one knows how that dream is completely destroying him...

Sun Falls

Sun Falls

General Fiction

X

214K0

The most insightful science thriller of this century, a thrilling hardcore science fiction blockbuster. Is this all just an illusion of the entanglement of human nature and technology? Or the future that is about to happen? The science fiction work from the world-famous quantum physicist will make you confused! In 2041, time seems to be moving at a different speed. The Southern Lights appear in the north. An AI-231 flight crashes into the airport parking lot at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour. The earth's biosphere is about to be exposed to the radiation of space. There is not much time left for mankind... There are divergent opinions on the clear web and dark web social media, but politicians are actively downplaying this threat theory. Mark, a genius scientist suffering from depression, Celine, a lonely cyber hacker, and Sarah, a mainstream scientist involved in scandals, how can they peel away the cocoons from the Internet noise to outline the reliable truth? Escape or rescue? Do humans with cutting-edge technology still have hope of having the right to survive?

Past Events on Mars

Past Events on Mars

General Fiction

Gray Fox

254K01

In the near future, Mars has been developed, and many people are working hard to live in the bubble city. Luo Heng, who dreams of driving a mecha to protect the peace of Mars, is one of them. A defense company called Yantieliu sent an invitation to him who had just been fired. Generous salary, huge logistics, reliable partners, highly skilled pilot Luo Heng and a mecha specially built for him, everything in life is heading towards a better life. However, the situation on Mars is undercurrent. Terrorist organizations are distributing weapons, planning riots, and seizing cities. With the help of a mysterious man, Mars, which is already unstable, is about to fall into the abyss of chaos. A force that cannot be ignored is about to overturn everyone's lives...

Crocodile 2

Crocodile 2

General Fiction

Flash Of Death

200K0

During the Republic of China, two hunters who depended on each other were accidentally involved in a hunt for a giant crocodile that had escaped from Southeast Asia. When danger approaches, will anyone be able to stick to the basic goodness of human nature...

Nantianmen Project

Nantianmen Project

General Fiction

Wu Jun

223K9.16

Thirty years ago, an alien unmanned spacecraft visited the Earth, and an alien civilization that had been spying on the Earth for a long time gradually emerged. Thirty years later, cracks have emerged in the once indestructible human alliance, which once had a tacit understanding of cooperation. The "South Tianmen Plan", a global comprehensive defense system under China's responsibility, is having difficulty maintaining. Should humans stick to the earth and strive to defeat enemies outside the atmosphere, or should humans head deeper into the universe to find a planet more suitable for human habitation? An expedition fleet built using alien intelligent technology was about to set off, but was unexpectedly attacked again by an alien civilization. With almost the entire army wiped out, can Chinese Major Lin Muping successfully send a warning to the earth? Can the "Nantianmen Project" that China has been supporting for many years be able to fend off enemies outside the earth as expected?

Happy Hunting

Happy Hunting

General Fiction

(us) Liu Yukun

137K0

Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for science fiction, this is a collection of selected novels by Chinese-American science fiction writer Liu Yukun. Fifteen stories weave fifteen smoke-filled science fiction dreams, tracing ancient and modern legends, wandering between the realms of Eastern and Western fantasy: a vixen who is reborn with a body of steel, a heroine who hides in a small space and steals lives to save the world, and a virtual doll that reflects the weakness of the human heart. For example, the flying boat looking forward to the spring light in the cold universe, the marketing manager surrendering to artificial intelligence... The exploration of bonds, the questioning of human nature, the teasing of technology, and the reflection of culture. In Liu Yukun's novels, the thick and gentle temperament coexists with sharp words as sharp as a knife, using science fiction wonders to explore these issues that everyone must face head-on.

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General Fiction

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161K0

Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for science fiction, this collection of novels by the Chinese-American science fiction writer Yukun Liu includes a total of fourteen stunning works including the Hugo Award-winning short story "Sorrow of Things", the Nebula Award-nominated short stories "The Killing Algorithm" and "Book Glimpses", as well as the original film and television works "Arc" and "The Message". The author develops his own unique sci-fi temperament by connecting the East and the West, and skillfully integrates Eastern history and culture into his creations. His calm and soothing stories always contain an enlightening core, and he finds his unique entry point between the grand narrative and individual destiny. It is full of vast contemplation of the starry sky and concern for the value of human beings.

Selected Collection of Liu Yukun's Science Fiction Novels (set of 2 Volumes in Total)

(us) Liu Yukun

295K0

Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for science fiction, this is a collection of selected novels by the Chinese-American science fiction writer Yukun Liu. Twenty-nine stories weave fifteen smokey science fiction dreams, including the Hugo Award-winning short story "Sorrow of Things", the Nebula Award shortlisted short "Killing Algorithm" and "Book Glimpses", Japan's Nebula Award for the best overseas short story "Happy Hunting", and original film and television works "Arc" and "Message", etc.

Our Science Fiction World: a Collection of Baoshu's Short and Novels Science Fiction Novels

Baoshu

247K01

This is a collection of science fiction novels that reviews the creative process of the famous science fiction writer Bao Shu. It selects ten excellent works such as "On Pluto We Sit and Watch", "Everybody Loves Charles", "Our Science Fiction World" and "Niu Niu", many of which are award-winning novels. These works reflect the author's unique novel style, from the early game meaning to the far-reaching and profound present. They are not only full of vivid life force, but also contain outstanding insights into science fiction. It is worth mentioning that the author specially wrote a creative narrative for the selected chapters in this book. These words can help us gain a glimpse into his sensitive and rich inner world when he wrote.

Edge of Tomorrow

Edge of Tomorrow

General Fiction

(japan) Sakurazaka Hiroshi

91K01

Humanity is fighting an unprecedented war, and the enemy is a monster called "mimicry". Attack, die in battle, attack, die in battle - even death has become a daily routine. The moment the enemy's bullet penetrated his body, Kiritani Keiji returned to the day before the attack, and the time loop officially started. When this cycle was repeated one hundred and fifty-eight times, Keiji reunited with a woman on a battlefield filled with smoke... A science fiction novel that is both sad and full of fantasy, written by a well-known emerging writer. Can Kiritani Keiji finally break through the desperate battle situation and escape to an unseen tomorrow?

Alienation Engine

Alienation Engine

General Fiction

Chen Qiufan

135K0

A collection of short stories and short stories by Chen Qiufan, winner of the China Science Fiction Galaxy Award, the Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award, and the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Award. The nine novels record the impact of the mysterious unknown force "Alienation Engine" on human civilization from different individual to collective perspectives, and are therefore collectively called the "Alienation Engine Archives". The novel uses gorgeous and strange imagination to metaphor the absurdity of the world, ponders the living situation and spiritual dilemma of modern people, predicts the coldness of the machine age and the alienation of future mankind, calls for people's love and empathy, and achieves a poetic balance between sensibility and reason, imagination and reality.

The Girl's Name is Monster

Baoshu

153K0

Winner of the China Science Fiction Galaxy Award and the Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award, Bao Shu is a representative work of the new generation of Chinese science fiction writers, and is jointly recommended by Liu Cixin, Han Song, and Liu Yukun. This book collects Baoshu's masterpieces of science fiction and short stories in recent years, including "Once Upon a Time in Chengdu", "Mammoth Girl", "Girl and Schrödinger's Cat", "Daughter" and so on. Baoshu's science fiction has a strong philosophical flavor. As a philosophy major, he has a more profound and mysterious imagination. He is good at writing grand images and a surreal view of time. He beautifully combines the historical classical atmosphere with future science fiction. In the fantasy of the universe and the future century, he explores the mysteries of life and human nature, the evolution of morality and civilization, and the future living space of mankind.

Man in Hourglass

Man in Hourglass

General Fiction

Zhang Zhao

185K0

Chen Jiangong and Li Jingze, vice-chairmen of the Chinese Writers Association, wholeheartedly recommend him. This is a youth science fiction novel about time and space, memory and forgetting. Connected by a magical, ever-moving crystal hourglass, the semi-closed story of seven main characters intersecting and constantly reconstructing is performed in three time cross-sections 12 years apart in 1984, 1996, and 2008. In a small county in northern Jiangsu, Wu Zhenxin, a slightly neurotic scientist, used the materials used to make crystal coffins to create a "time hourglass" that can not only accurately time time but also cycle and never stop...

Fall in Love with Robots

Shi Yuntian

39K0

When the green sun rises in the blue sky, I will still wait for you at the end of the sky. My dear Aida, why are you always silent... The story starts from a background of rapid development of artificial intelligence, and the entanglement between three scientists leads to thought-provoking questions. The story is full of whimsy, beyond your imagination...

Young Pioneers 2: Ghost Jianlan

Zou Sicheng

127K0

This book is the sequel to the author's first novel "Young Pioneer Heroes" (published by China Book Publishing House in 2015). This novel mainly tells the story of the protagonist Dong Yingchen, whose parents died when he was young. However, he is not willing to be driven by fate, and has the courage to challenge, fight, work hard and live tenaciously. This book has always continued the author's previous creative style. The characters are exquisitely conceived, the storyline is tense and compact, and the writing is natural and smooth. In particular, the psychological activities of the characters are described in detail and in depth, making it readable to a certain extent.

Imitation Twins: a Replica of a Novel

(us) Peter Mendelsand

208K0

The novel is set in the vast desert. Near an unknown city, there is an institute where people with very different identities - sculptors, financiers, miniaturists, translators, etc. - Come here, put on uniform uniforms, and work on their own projects of great significance. The protagonist Percy Frobisher will also complete his project here. However, when he was surrounded by a simulated environment on the institute's giant dome, his mind went blank. The project has not been launched yet. He also accidentally got pen ink on the only uniform - a major blunder. Percy heard that there was a place in the city called the "Twin Shop", where people could give anything they wanted to copy to the mysterious shopkeeper and say "Imitation Twin" and they would get a better copy than the original... Readers will follow the protagonist's footsteps and enter a world of infinite possibilities. A metafictional work by the world-renowned book binding designer Peter Mendelsand, this book is his literary masterpiece and has been jointly recommended by the New York Times, Bibliographic Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and other media. It has a sense of the future, science fiction, suspense, absurdity and mystery. This book constructs a research institute that seems to be isolated from the world in a hot desert. The whole novel seems to be covered by a huge veil, and the confusing suspense will firmly hold the reader's thoughts. What kind of world is this? What is the true identity of the protagonist Percy? Multiple puzzles will draw readers into the book to find answers. The reality you see may be fiction, and the fiction you think may be derived from reality. It raises questions worth thinking about for every contemporary person: Where is the boundary between real and virtual, copying and creation? Looking back at our lives, science and technology are developing rapidly, and the boundaries between real and virtual are becoming more and more blurred... A tribute to the literary classic "The Magic Mountain". This book is based on Thomas Mann's classic literary masterpiece. Because the subject discussed is related to copying, imitation, and imitation, it itself also needs to imitate something and echo it in form. An intriguing meta-novel, the reading experience is novel and unique. The author brings his own identity into the novel. Readers can get a glimpse of the author's figure, creative ideas, and even the writing process of this novel, traveling back and forth in a parallel world of real and virtual.

Closed Common Orbit

Closed Common Orbit

General Fiction

(us)becky Chambers

189K0

Lovelace, Voyager's artificial intelligence, was severely damaged when the spacecraft was attacked. With the help of grassroots technician Pepper, it was put into a prosthetic body, changing from an omniscient and omnipotent spacecraft master to a "person" trapped in a tangible body. She was an illegal creation, and if word got out, both she and Pepper would be in big trouble. They left the "Voyager" and started a new life on a new planet. The two are linked by fate and have to find their own place in the vast universe... The 2019 "Hugo Award" best series of novels has been widely praised around the world. It has been translated into more than ten languages ​​​​including French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Turkish. It has been published and distributed in many countries and has sold film and television rights. Hardcore science fiction setting and easy-to-read storyline. It has self-consistent scientific logic support, solid and credible scientific and technological details, as well as vivid character creation and vivid plot description. The social face of an amazing future universe emerges vividly on the page, providing readers with an extremely fresh reading perspective. A cheerful and positive space opera, it is different from the heavy science fiction works of the golden age. It tells stories about people and "people" rather than differences and wars between races. With a grand cosmic background and cool racial settings, it focuses on real ordinary beings and conveys anti-war, anti-violence, anti-racial discrimination and anti-sexism concepts that people are concerned about and recognizes today. It is the main trend of young science fiction works in the new era.

Roses and Worms

Roses and Worms

General Fiction

(russian) Robert Ibaturin

327K0

In 2295, an attack from an unknown civilization in the Aquila constellation turned the earth into a barren wasteland. In order to counter a new round of attacks by the enemies of Aquila, more than a hundred years later, the remaining humans in the space fleet built the super weapon "Firefly Swarm" and defeated the approaching alien fleet in one fell swoop. The era of peace has not yet arrived. With the help of the "Firefly Swarm", the space fleet stationed on Venus attempts to dominate the stars, and the solar system ushered in chaos. To add fuel to the fire, the alien crisis doesn't seem to have been completely eliminated. The bionic infectious body "Rose" that descended on the earth, the neural network controlled by the "worm" virus... All clues indicate that the thread of human destiny is controlled by a mysterious advanced civilization in the distant universe. Under the guidance of advanced civilization, a magnificent picture of civilization evolution unfolds in front of mankind...

There is and Only: Memories and Future of a Family with Autism Spectrum Disorder

So Lin Xiaohua

216K0

"Something and Only" is a novel written by Shanghai-based writer Su based on his friend Lin Xiaohua's real experience of raising a child with autism spectrum disorder. The story consists of two parts, fiction and non-fiction, told alternately and inspiring each other, making it deeply touching. Non-fiction (2007-2016) takes the form of Lin Shan's diary "Memoirs of Tranquility House", recording every detail of her upbringing in raising Linton, who has autism spectrum disorder. Fiction (2037) writes that in the not-too-distant future, Linton, who grew up, founded a company and developed a device to help patients with the autism spectrum communicate with the outside world: an electroencephalograph. In the fantasy of science fiction, the possibility of modern brain science and AI technology to intervene and improve the lives of patients with autism spectrum disorder is explored.

Hunter Line

Hunter Line

General Fiction

(u. S.) George R. R. Martin Gardner Dozois Daniel Abraham

185K0

Lonely brave man, you are the hero who is not in the light! An alien legend in distant time and space. Raymond woke up in a chaotic darkness, unconscious. His identity remains a mystery. Is he a hunter or a prey? Is it a clone or an alien? A journey into the uninhabited wilderness, beautiful beetles, pancake beasts, aurora intertwined with blue, green and gold, cinnamon-scented ice root trees, giant bird-like aliens as cold as death... On a wild alien planet that is both real and illusory, experience the protagonist Raymond's perseverance in the face of fate. No matter what he is, only with the desire to survive can he become a real person. A heroic epic of a lone brave man. An alien controller is forcibly implanted in Raymond's throat, and he is driven to hunt another human. He tried everything he could to escape the enslavement of aliens, but found that he was a clone made from a human finger. The future is perilous and unpredictable. But Lei Mening cannot bend. He is as cunning as a fox and as tough as cowhide. He ran alone across the vast land, encountering difficulties and people he had to face again and again. A desolate lament for the survivors of the universe. Clone Raymond is becoming more and more like his original self. Not only the appearance, but the memory of the body is also recovering. He struggled to escape from aliens and the most ferocious monster on the planet, the Chupacabra, but had to face another version of himself that he knew nothing about.

Alienator (set of 2 Volumes)

Yan Qiku

278K0

At the end of the 21st century, environmental changes and technological development have pushed human society into a "divided period" - alienators, transformed people, and ordinary people, three pillars. The three human beings compete with each other to maintain a delicate balance, but under the calm there is an undercurrent. Zhou Ci, a seemingly ordinary Chinese young man, can sense the memory of the object for a period of one year by touching inanimate objects. During a crisis involving the assassination of alienated people by a modified person, Zhou Ci found that he was already in danger. For safety, he had to choose to leave his hometown and flee to the United States. But what he didn't expect was that he would be completely involved in the vortex of the three major forces. Are aliens darlings standing at the forefront of evolution, or monsters that disrupt the laws of life development? With Zhou Ci's intense and thrilling pursuit, the truth will be revealed step by step

Alienator (volume 1)

Alienator (volume 1)

General Fiction

Yan Qiku

149K0

At the end of the 21st century, environmental changes and technological development have pushed human society into a "divided period" - alienators, transformed people, and ordinary people, three pillars. The three human beings compete with each other to maintain a delicate balance, but under the calm there is an undercurrent. Zhou Ci, a seemingly ordinary Chinese young man, can sense the memory of the object for a period of one year by touching inanimate objects. During a crisis involving the assassination of alienated people by a modified person, Zhou Ci found that he was already in danger. For safety, he had to choose to leave his hometown and flee to the United States. But what he didn't expect was that he would be completely involved in the vortex of the three major forces. Are aliens darlings standing at the forefront of evolution, or monsters that disrupt the laws of life development? With Zhou Ci's intense and thrilling pursuit, the truth will be revealed step by step

Alienator (volume 2)

Alienator (volume 2)

General Fiction

Yan Qiku

130K0

At the end of the 21st century, environmental changes and technological development have pushed human society into a "divided period" - alienators, transformed people, and ordinary people, three pillars. The three human beings compete with each other to maintain a delicate balance, but under the calm there is an undercurrent. Zhou Ci, a seemingly ordinary Chinese young man, can sense the memory of the object for a period of one year by touching inanimate objects. During a crisis involving the assassination of alienated people by a modified person, Zhou Ci found that he was already in danger. For safety, he had to choose to leave his hometown and flee to the United States. But what he didn't expect was that he would be completely involved in the vortex of the three major forces. Are aliens darlings standing at the forefront of evolution, or monsters that disrupt the laws of life development? With Zhou Ci's intense and thrilling pursuit, the truth will be revealed step by step

The Pillow Book of Love and Growth (set of Three Volumes)

I

305K0

"The Man Who Finds Time": A family secret from many years ago aroused Gigi's curiosity. In order to satisfy his mother's wish and to find out the family secrets that troubled him, Gigi embarked on a fantasy journey that belongs only to him. "Time Seekers 2": Time slowly goes by, and Jiji's two sons have grown up. At this time, a huge disaster suddenly came to the earth. Gigi's eldest son Donal wants to escort the survivors to the eternal land; the younger son Aiden seems to have other plans. Just when the two brothers were at loggerheads, the appearance of the mysterious young man Pappu broke the deadlock. Due to a combination of circumstances, he shouldered the important task of leading mankind to find the eternal place. "Door to the Future": Gigi's daughter Jenny has always lived by her own rules. Until she met a boy who had been guarding the pile of stones on the top of the mountain for thousands of years and didn't know where he would be in the future. Fate intertwined them in an unpredictable way, changing the lives of Jenny and the entire family...

Fahrenheit 451 (new Special Edition)

(us) Ray Bradbury

87K0

"The crime more terrible than burning books is not reading them." The 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition of the immortal masterpiece of science fiction master Ray Bradbury, the original novel of Truffaut's classic film, highly recommended by Cai Kangyong's wonderful sayings, leaving a memorandum of human civilization in the age of burning books. If a person were a book, which one would you want to be? _X000b_This book is the 10th anniversary collector's edition of the immortal masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451" by science fiction master Ray Bradbury. The original work has sold millions of copies worldwide and is highly respected by the world. 451 Degrees Fahrenheit is the ignition point of paper. The novel fictionalizes an anti-intellectual society where all books are banned. The job of firefighters is not to put out fires, but to burn books. The protagonist of the story is a firefighter who has been working as a firefighter for ten years. He has never doubted his job until one day he meets a strange girl. He gradually awakens and joins a group of "book people" who are well-read about classics. They are tramps on the outside and libraries on the inside. With their amazing memory, they can memorize all the contents of the book before it is burned. These people who still have faith in knowledge have turned themselves into a book, leaving the spark of civilization in the future... This book caused a huge sensation when it was first published nearly seventy years ago, and "Fahrenheit 451" has also become an important cultural symbol, arousing inspiration and reflection from countless people. In 1966, the famous French New Wave director Truffaut adapted this book into a movie. In 2018, HBO also launched a TV movie of the same name.

The Martian Chronicles: New Special Edition

(us) Ray Bradbury

134K0

This book is the 10th anniversary collector's edition of "The Martian Chronicles", the famous work of contemporary science fiction master Ray Bradbury. This science fiction classic, highly praised by Borges, Liu Cixin and others, consists of a series of fantasy short stories with beautiful writing style, fantastic imagination and Gothic color. At the turn of the century, the earth is perilous and full of apocalyptic atmosphere. Mars has become mankind's last hope. Although the first three batches of explorers all died at the hands of mysterious Martians, humans are still advancing one after another. On the strange red land, they met the "cheating" Martian woman and her jealous husband, the Martians who were proficient in telepathy and disguise, the Castle of Usher with hidden murderous intentions during the grand carnival, and the supernatural encounter between two strangers in the twisted time and space... The Martian Chronicles, which is both poetic and weird, is actually a history of human civilization that flourishes and declines, reflecting the deep fears and desires of human nature, making it sad to read. In 2012, NASA named the Curiosity rover's landing site on Mars "Bradbury Landing" to pay tribute to the science fiction master.

Six Funerals in Space

Six Funerals in Space

General Fiction

(us) Moore Rafferty

205K0

A spaceship, drifting in the vast universe of 2493. Six clones woke up one after another and saw their bodies floating in the air. A murder case in a secret room in space, six corpses, and six suspects. A kitchen knife, a motive forgotten by the murderer, a long-planned conspiracy. When the murderer loses his memory, the space capsule is filled with suspicion and dangers abound.

Memoirs of a Space Traveler

(poland) Stanislaw Lem

98K0

"Memoirs of a Space Traveler" contains a series of short stories by Stanislaw Lem, the master of Polish science fiction. It takes the adventures of space traveler Ion Teach, a frequent visitor of Lem's works, as the theme. Through the first-person perspective of the protagonist, it tells the story of Teach's strange and interesting adventures, supplementing the voyage stories in "Star Trek Diary" and adding some new adventures.

Interstellar Travel Diary

(poland) Stanislaw Lem

181K0

"Star Trek Diaries" takes the adventures of space traveler Ion Teach, a frequent guest in Lem's novels, as its theme. Through the twelve diaries of the protagonist recording his own adventures, it brings readers many highly original and prophetic whimsical ideas. In these chapters, in addition to Lem's consistent reflections on human civilization and artificial intelligence ("The Eighth Voyage" and "The Eleventh Voyage"), there are also clever historical parodies ("The Twentieth Voyage"), poignant political allegories ("The Thirteenth Voyage"), and deep philosophical speculations ("The Twenty-first Voyage").

Lyme "ion Teach" Series (set of 2 Volumes in Total)

H

279K0

"Interstellar Travel Diaries": Taking the adventures of space traveler Ion Teach, a frequent guest in Lem's novels, as its theme, it brings readers many highly original and prophetic whimsical ideas through the twelve diaries in which the protagonist records his own adventures. In these chapters, in addition to Lem's consistent reflections on human civilization and artificial intelligence ("The Eighth Voyage" and "The Eleventh Voyage"), there are also clever historical parodies ("The Twentieth Voyage"), poignant political allegories ("The Thirteenth Voyage"), and deep philosophical speculations ("The Twenty-first Voyage"). "Memoirs of a Space Traveler": includes a series of short stories by Stanislaw Lem, the master of Polish science fiction, taking the adventures of space traveler Ion Teach, a frequent visitor of Lem's works, as the theme. Through the first-person perspective of the protagonist, it tells the story of Teach's strange and interesting adventures, supplementing the voyage stories in "Star Trek Diary" and adding some new adventures.

Destiny Starry Sky

Destiny Starry Sky

General Fiction

T

185K0

In 1961, the International Aeronautics and Space Union had established a space colony on the moon. The further deterioration of the living environment requires humans to put the Mars exploration plan on the agenda as soon as possible. Due to the many obstacles in the space program and the budget reduction, Elma York, the "astronaut wife" who had just returned to Earth after her rotation, had to take up the responsibility of navigation calculator again. Being part of a pioneering expedition to Mars and undergoing a three-year voyage could make Elma sterile. But with her husband's support and tolerance, Elma firmly embarked on the ideal path. There were many crises and dangers during the voyage; the astronauts persevered and saved the day, and finally successfully arrived at their destination and built the first human settlement on Mars, the "Bradbury" base.

Island of Eternity

Island of Eternity

General Fiction

Pan Haitian

132K0

This book selects several classic fantasy literary works by Pan Haitian, including "The Legend of Yanshi", "The Battle of the Crow's Nest", "The Eternal City", etc. Many of his works have won the "Galaxy Award", the highest award for Chinese fantasy literature. "The Legend of Yanshi" was adapted into a ballet by the National Ballet of China. The story "The Battle at the Crow's Nest" is part of the world of "Kyushu". The spirit of "The Iron Armor Is Still Remaining" runs throughout the work, adding a brilliant and unbridled touch to the landscape of Chinese fantasy literature.

From the Earth to the Moon (verne's Classic Science Fiction)

(france) Jules Verne

93K0

During the Civil War, a cannon club was formed in Baltimore. Chairman Imber Barbicane calculated that the cannonball sent to the moon would definitely reach the moon as long as it reached a certain speed. Just like that, the experiment began. There are many problems that need to be solved. The size of the shell, the length of the cannon, the amount of gunpowder, and the launch location have all yet to be determined. After overcoming many difficulties, can the cannon launched send the three passengers to the moon?

Smoothing the World and Its Enemies (yilin Fantasy Series)

(japanese) Accompany Famous Practitioners

147K0

When everyone can travel to parallel worlds, having only one life becomes unique; when emotions can be manipulated with science, natural love and hate become unique; when time passes at two speeds, what is within reach becomes unique... When you open this book, today will become unique.

Day of Resurrection (translation of Lin Fantasy Series)

Komatsu Sakyou

188K01

Why did humans embark on the road to extinction? How will the survivors usher in the day of resurrection? In the middle of winter, a mysterious small plane crashes in the Alps. As winter turns to spring, as the snow melts, bizarre deaths occur one after another around the world. A new type of virus spreads quietly. In just three months, the "flu" caused by the virus spread throughout the world. Humanity is almost extinct, leaving only 10,000 people at the Antarctic scientific research base. However, new disasters await them.

Love, Death and Robots 2&3 (translated by Lin Fantasy Series)

(uk) J. G. Ballard Et Al.

165K02

The "Love, Death and Robots Series" consists of short and concise novels with independent stories, different styles, covering suspense, horror, comedy, science fiction, fantasy and other styles, including doomsday wasteland, cyberpunk, steampunk and other science fiction elements. It spans time and space: the western wilderness of the United States in the early 20th century, the battlefield in Afghanistan, modern Hong Kong, China, Siberia during World War II, London in the future, the earth after human extinction... It spans history, culture and tradition... Through the three keywords of love, death, and robots, it cuts into the discussion of human culture, emotions, spirit and identity, as well as the exploration of philosophical propositions such as existence, free will, and technological rationality.

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