Tag: LIU Cixin

by MMB October 11, 2019

Backstories Best of 2018 Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style Review of science fiction Review of translated novel Science Fiction

An “Invention Story” about Futile Obsession – Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu

LIU Cixin, or Cixin Liu as he is known in English, is the author of the famous Science Fiction trilogyContinue Reading

by MMB August 13, 2017

Backstories Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Literary analysis Review of science fiction

Readers set the critics right at Worldcon 75

On day 2 of Worldcon 75 in Helsinki, I finally got to have a word with one of the “insider”Continue Reading

by MMB July 20, 2017

Constructed World Novel Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction

Mental-floss on a grand scale – Death’s End by Cixin Liu

It has been said that many authors seem to be unable to grasp or describe how big outer space is.Continue Reading