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Awards Season

I’ve started my annual page on awards where I discuss my recommendations.

Three-Body

Yes, it’s true. I’ll be translating Volume One of the Three-Body Trilogy (《三体》) by Liu Cixin (刘慈欣). Joel Martinsen (of danwei.com) and Eric Abrahamsen (of paper-republic.org) will be handling Volumes Two and Three, respectively. Both Joel and Eric are experienced …

Story Notes: “Good Hunting” in Strange Horizons

“Good Hunting” is now out in Strange Horizons (read). It’s published in two parts as part of their bonus fund drive issue. Spoilers below the fold. After “The Paper Menagerie” won the Hugo, whenever I’m interviewed by Chinese reporters, they …

World Fantasy Award

Over the weekend, “The Paper Menagerie” won the World Fantasy Award. Jonathan Strahan told me that it’s the first piece of fiction to win all three of the Nebula, the Hugo, and the World Fantasy Award. Seems impossible to believe… …

More Updates Soon

I know, I know, I need to update my blog with some news. And there is a lot of news: my new story in Strange Horizons, the World Fantasy Award, my decision to take a break from short fiction … …

SANTI

It’s true. I’ll be translating Volume One of Liu Cixin’s grand sci-fi trilogy 《三体》(SANTI — official title TBD) into English. Volume Two and Three will be translated by famed translators Joel Martinsen and Eric Abrahamsen. Now, the time frame they’ve …

“Pattern Recognition” in Diverse Energies

Diverse Energies, an anthology of YA dystopian short stories, contains my story, “Pattern Recognition.” This post contains spoilers after the break. “Pattern Recognition” has as part of its background China’s “urban villages”) (城中村). I first found out about them while …

Story Notes: “The Message” in Interzone

Interzone Issue 242 contains my story, “The Message” This post contains spoilers after the break. I began writing this story back in September of 2002. Since then, it has gone through so many drafts that the earliest versions are almost …

Story Notes: “The Waves” in Asimov’s

The December issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction contains my story, “The Waves.” This post contains spoilers after the break. “The Waves” is a companion to “Arc.” Both began with the premise that human longevity is going to make us effectively …

Story Notes: “The Perfect Book” in Analog

The December issue of Analog contains my story, “The Perfect Book.” This post is going to contain spoilers after the break. As a personal level, there are several things of note about this story. It’s my very first sale to …