{"product_id":"supernova-era-paperback","title":"Supernova Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCixin Liu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Martinsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom science fiction legend Cixin Liu, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eSupernova Era\u003c\/i\u003e, a vision of the future that reads \"like Ursula K. Le Guin rewriting \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e for the quantum age.\" (NPR).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Earth was a planet in space.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Beijing was a city on Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn this night, history as known to humanity came to an end.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth in deadly levels of radiation. Within a year, everyone over the age of thirteen will die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so the countdown begins. Parents apprentice their children and try to pass on the knowledge needed to keep the world running. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the world is theirs, the last generation may not want to continue the legacy left to them. And in shaping the future however they want, will the children usher in an era of bright beginnings or final mistakes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This audacious and ultimately optimistic early work will give Liu's English-reading fans a glimpse at his evolution as a writer and give any speculative fiction reader food for deep thought.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIXIN LIU is a prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People's Republic of China. Liu is a winner of the Hugo Award and a multiple winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and the Xing Yun Award (the Chinese Nebula). His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath's End\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Yangquan, Shanxi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOEL MARTINSEN is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e by Cixin Liu and (with Alice Xin Liu) of \u003ci\u003eThe Problem With Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays by Han Han. His translations of short fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePathlight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChutzpah\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Beijing.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769306415392,"sku":"9781250306050","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a10d128d13a27ed15a3fa167c43b64a9.webp?v=1780345576","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/supernova-era-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}