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The Dragon and the Stars
Derwin Mak
18 original stories melding the rich cultural heritage of China with the imaginative realms of science fiction and fantasy.
DAW
May 2010
On Sale: May 4, 2010
320 pages ISBN: 0756406188 EAN: 9780756406189 Mass Market Paperback
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Science Fiction
This unique collection of science fiction tales demonstrates
the diversity of the Chinese experience around the world,
merging China's rich heritage with new traditions, offering
North American readers an opportunity to discover these
exciting writers. This unique anthology of science fiction and fantasy tales
includes stories by authors of Chinese ancestry, who make
their homes in places as varied as the United States,
Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines. The
talented authors included her have drawn upon China's rich
and venerable heritage as well a st the traditions and
cultures of their current homelands to create imaginative
and fascinating stories. From the tale of a murder that can only be solved by spirit
possession bot a fortune cookie that offers an uncertain
future...from a man who believes his wife has become a
Chinese dragon to an inventive army officer in the Ming
conflict with Japan...from a young woman's fateful encounter
with a Chinatown shopkeeper to a Chinese rocket scientist
caught in the perils of 1950s America--here are eighteenth
science fiction and fantasy vision them showcase the
diversity of the Chinese experience around the world.
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