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The Wandering Earth

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In The Wandering Earth by Cixin Liu, Earth's scientists face the daunting challenge of moving the entire planet to avoid a looming cosmic disaster. As Earth becomes untethered from its former orbit, humanity must endure unexpected challenges and confront the vastness of space. This gripping sci-fi narrative explores both the resilience and vulnerabilities of human society in the face of an unprecedented existential threat.
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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by epic science fiction narratives that explore humanity's survival against cosmic-scale challenges. Fans of intricate world-building and thought-provoking scenarios about the future of Earth will find the story gripping and imaginative, driven by Cixin Liu's masterful storytelling.

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The Wandering Earth

Ten short stories from Cixin Liu, the award-winning author of the The Three-Body Problem, take you from Earth to the edge of the Universe and back again.

Ten short stories from Cixin Liu, the award-winning author of the The Three-Body Problem, take you from Earth to the edge of the Universe and back again.

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NOW A #1 BLOCKBUSTING FILM.

The Sun is dying. Earth will perish too, consumed by the star in its final death throes. But rather than abandon their planet, humanity builds 12,000 mountainous fusion engines to propel the Earth out of orbit and onto a centuries-long voyage to Proxima Centauri...

Cixin Liu is one of the most important voices in world Science Fiction. A bestseller in China, his novel, The Three-Body Problem, was the first translated work of SF ever to win the Hugo Award.

Here is the first collection of his short fiction: ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners. This collection's title story, The Wandering Earth, is the biggest SF movie ever to come out of China – taking the world's #1 box office ranking in February 2019.

Liu's writing takes the reader to the edge of the universe and the end of time, to meet stranger fates than we could have ever imagined. With a melancholic and keen understanding of human nature, Liu's stories show humanity's attempts to reason, navigate and, above all, survive in a desolate cosmos.

'Cixin's trilogy is SF in the grand style, a galaxy-spanning, ideas-rich narrative of invasion and war' GUARDIAN.

'Wildly imaginative, really interesting... The scope of it was immense' BARACK OBAMA, 44th President of the United States.

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Cixin Liu's The Wandering Earth is praised for its complex and grandiose storytelling, offering a mind-stretching and immersive experience. The collection is recognized for its awe-inspiring scientific concepts and exhilarating narratives that evoke a genuine sense of wonder. Liu's stories are celebrated for their beautiful writing and ability to spark imagination while engaging with themes of scientific fantasy and offering insights into human and cultural fears and hopes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784978518

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Head of Zeus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.

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