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Wandering Earth

Cixin Liu

  • 464 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 2001
  • 16 editions
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1 About this book

The Wandering Earth is a science fiction novella by Chinese writer Cixin Liu. The novella focuses on humanity's efforts to move the Earth in order to avoid a supernova. It was first published in 2000 by Beijing Guomi and won the 2000 China Galaxy Science Fiction Award of the Year.

The novella was first published in English by Head of Zeus in 2017, as an eponymous collection of Liu's science fiction short stories. It was also adapted into a 2019 film of the same name and its prequel, and a 2021 graphic novel.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: science fiction, aliens, and a long read.

  • Science fiction
  • Technological innovations
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Human-alien encounters
  • Language and languages

2 About Cixin Liu

Born 1963

Liu Cixin (Chinese: 刘慈欣; pinyin: Liú Cíxīn, pronounced; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is sometimes called "Da Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow science fiction writers in China.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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