Introducing Dragons

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Look what came in the mail! Loong's Tales: The True Form of the Dragon, edited by my friend Lynn Sun. As you probably know, there are several different forms of dragons in China. The one we are most familiar with is the Loong, which is the emperor of dragons. Not coincidentally, this is the type that the anthology focuses on.

The publisher is Eastern Wood, in Singapore, and the text is entirely in Chinese. The book contains five stories:

"Regarding Why Humans Have to Seek Dragons" by Baoshu

"Becoming a Dragon" by Wang Xiaohai

"Are You Aware of the Dragon's Transformations?" by Zhan Baitang

"The Last Speech" by He Jianhong

and "Report on the Origin and Usage of Loong Memes" by Xinfeng Xike

 with an afterword by Lynn Sun and a foreword by (cough) me.

In the U.S., this would be a fantasy anthology, but things are different in Singapore. These are all science fiction stories--and a varied lot at that. It was a pleasure to write the introduction and I feel honored to be associated with these writers.

 

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