【0.99/kindle lending】Sun of China, a short Sci-fi story

Verbena · 03-29-2012, 11:06 PM

Sun of China
No one could know how far the China Sun would fly and what strange and wonderful worlds Ah Quan and his crew would behold. Perhaps one day they would send a message to Earth, calling them to new worlds. Even if they did, any response would take thousands of years to arrive. But no matter what would happen, Ah Quan would always hold to his parents living in a country called China. He would hold to that small village in the dry West of that country. And he would hold to the small road of that village, the road on which his journey began.

This is a sentimental work by Liu Cixin. The story's narrative unfolds against the accurate and fully realized background of a modern China —A country where bustling cities, the super rich and a cutting edge aerospace industry can be found next to remote villages, an impoverished peasantry and the most basic forms of labor. Through a long line of dramatic and colorful lucky breaks our protagonist crosses this chasm, climbing the rungs from an absolute nobody, a peasant boy whose greatest dream is a full stomach, to become a lone hero, dedicated to the cause of space exploration. Though many regard his destiny a tragedy, he himself welcomes the glorious deadly mission. Realized in natural language and vivid imagery, the “Sun of China” full of heroism and bitter-sweet melancholy. Which is to say nothing of the guest appearance by a well-known luminary that is sure to leave you astonished.

Free chapters here: http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=851
You can also borrow it from kindle select.
Kindle US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PEYJF6
Kindle UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PEYJF6
Kindle DE https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007PEYJF6
Kindle FR https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007PEYJF6
Kindle IT https://www.amazon.it/dp/B007PEYJF6
Kindle ES https://www.amazon.es/dp/B007PEYJF6

Verbena · 05-03-2012, 09:39 PM

Sun of China kindle version is free on May 4(pacific time).

caleb72 · 05-04-2012, 08:47 AM

Still showing 0.99 at the moment and I believe we're into the 4th May Pacific time now. Anything go wrong?

EDIT: Now free - picked it up. Thanks.

03-29-2012, 11:06 PM	#1
Verbena Member Posts: 21 Karma: 11170 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beijing Device: kindle	【0.99/kindle lending】Sun of China, a short Sci-fi story Sun of China No one could know how far the China Sun would fly and what strange and wonderful worlds Ah Quan and his crew would behold. Perhaps one day they would send a message to Earth, calling them to new worlds. Even if they did, any response would take thousands of years to arrive. But no matter what would happen, Ah Quan would always hold to his parents living in a country called China. He would hold to that small village in the dry West of that country. And he would hold to the small road of that village, the road on which his journey began. This is a sentimental work by Liu Cixin. The story's narrative unfolds against the accurate and fully realized background of a modern China —A country where bustling cities, the super rich and a cutting edge aerospace industry can be found next to remote villages, an impoverished peasantry and the most basic forms of labor. Through a long line of dramatic and colorful lucky breaks our protagonist crosses this chasm, climbing the rungs from an absolute nobody, a peasant boy whose greatest dream is a full stomach, to become a lone hero, dedicated to the cause of space exploration. Though many regard his destiny a tragedy, he himself welcomes the glorious deadly mission. Realized in natural language and vivid imagery, the “Sun of China” full of heroism and bitter-sweet melancholy. Which is to say nothing of the guest appearance by a well-known luminary that is sure to leave you astonished. Free chapters here: http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=851 You can also borrow it from kindle select. Kindle US http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PEYJF6 Kindle UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007PEYJF6 Kindle DE https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007PEYJF6 Kindle FR https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007PEYJF6 Kindle IT https://www.amazon.it/dp/B007PEYJF6 Kindle ES https://www.amazon.es/dp/B007PEYJF6

05-04-2012, 08:47 AM	#3
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Still showing 0.99 at the moment and I believe we're into the 4th May Pacific time now. Anything go wrong? EDIT: Now free - picked it up. Thanks. Last edited by caleb72; 05-04-2012 at 10:01 PM.

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05-03-2012, 09:39 PM	#2
Verbena Member Posts: 21 Karma: 11170 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beijing Device: kindle	Sun of China kindle version is free on May 4(pacific time).