【Free for today】Short scifi about alien Mountaineers_Mountain

Verbena · 04-18-2012, 10:54 PM

Mountain
Once, Feng Fan was a mountaineer, but when he let others plummet to their deaths to save himself, he was faced with the full weight of media condemnation and his own conscience. But now aliens have arrived, and on death's door he is given the unexpected opportunity to speak to them. Soon he learns that they were once much like him, having come into existence sealed deep within mountain-like layers of rock. They are possessed with a single dream and mission: To ascend, to climb out. Welcome to the Bubble World of alien mountaineers!

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About the author
Liu Cixin, born in June 1965, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. His works have received wide acclaim on account of their powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin's stories successfully combine the exceedingly ephemeral with hard reality, all the while focussing on revealing the essence and aesthetics of science. He has endeavoured to create a distinctly Chinese style of science fiction. Liu Cixin is a member of the China Science Writers' Association and the Shanxi Writers' Association. He was awarded the China Galaxy Science Fiction Award for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006 and again in 2010. He received the Nebula (Xingyun) Award in both 2010 and 2011.

caleb72 · 04-19-2012, 03:48 AM

I'm collecting these as they come up but I haven't had a chance to read any yet. Just interested to see if these stories are a test to see if translated works might be marketable outside of China?

For example, if these get a good reception, is it likely that novel length works will be translated and published in English also?

kennyc · 04-20-2012, 06:54 AM

What I'm confused/concerned about is the "Nebula" award claim. I'm not seeing any such award for this author on the Nebula Awards site I'm thinking the award mentioned is a Chinese award and not the actual well-known Nebula award. Maybe I'm just confused or missing something. And of course that says nothing about the quality of the writing, I'm not familiar with this author.

I have downloaded it and will check it out though!

Blue Tyson · 04-20-2012, 06:58 AM

The Xingyun award as mentioned.

Which is the Chinese Nebula.

kennyc · 04-20-2012, 07:03 AM

Well

Chinese Nebula != Nebula to me.

Verbena · 07-02-2012, 09:29 PM

Free again for July 3 (pacific time)

04-18-2012, 10:54 PM	#1
Verbena Member Posts: 21 Karma: 11170 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beijing Device: kindle	【Free for today】Short scifi about alien Mountaineers_Mountain Mountain Once, Feng Fan was a mountaineer, but when he let others plummet to their deaths to save himself, he was faced with the full weight of media condemnation and his own conscience. But now aliens have arrived, and on death's door he is given the unexpected opportunity to speak to them. Soon he learns that they were once much like him, having come into existence sealed deep within mountain-like layers of rock. They are possessed with a single dream and mission: To ascend, to climb out. Welcome to the Bubble World of alien mountaineers! Free for Apr 19(Pacific time) Kindle US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007V3M9TO Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007V3M9TO Kindle DE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007V3M9TO Kindle FR: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007V3M9TO Kindle IT: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B007V3M9TO Kindle ES: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B007V3M9TO Free chapters here: http://www.hotinchina.net/?p=908 You can also borrow it from kindle select. About the author Liu Cixin, born in June 1965, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. His works have received wide acclaim on account of their powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin's stories successfully combine the exceedingly ephemeral with hard reality, all the while focussing on revealing the essence and aesthetics of science. He has endeavoured to create a distinctly Chinese style of science fiction. Liu Cixin is a member of the China Science Writers' Association and the Shanxi Writers' Association. He was awarded the China Galaxy Science Fiction Award for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006 and again in 2010. He received the Nebula (Xingyun) Award in both 2010 and 2011.

04-20-2012, 06:54 AM	#3
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	What I'm confused/concerned about is the "Nebula" award claim. I'm not seeing any such award for this author on the Nebula Awards site I'm thinking the award mentioned is a Chinese award and not the actual well-known Nebula award. Maybe I'm just confused or missing something. And of course that says nothing about the quality of the writing, I'm not familiar with this author. I have downloaded it and will check it out though! Last edited by kennyc; 04-20-2012 at 06:58 AM.

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04-19-2012, 03:48 AM	#2
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I'm collecting these as they come up but I haven't had a chance to read any yet. Just interested to see if these stories are a test to see if translated works might be marketable outside of China? For example, if these get a good reception, is it likely that novel length works will be translated and published in English also?

04-20-2012, 06:58 AM	#4
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	The Xingyun award as mentioned. Which is the Chinese Nebula.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Well Chinese Nebula != Nebula to me.

07-02-2012, 09:29 PM	#6
Verbena Member Posts: 21 Karma: 11170 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Beijing Device: kindle	Free again for July 3 (pacific time)