From New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu comes a short story collection of captivating visions of the future and incredible re-imaginings of the past. In To Hold Up the Sky, Cixin Liu takes us across time and space, from a rural mountain community where elementary students must use physicas to prevent an alien invasion; to coal mines in northern China where new technology will either save lives of unleash a fire that will burn for centuries; to a time very much like our own, when superstring computers predict our every move; to 10,000 years in the future, when humanity is finally able to begin anew; to the very collapse of the universe itself.Written between 1999 and 2017 and never before published in English, these stories came into being during decades of major change in China and will take you across time and space through the eyes of one of science fiction's most visionary writers. Experience the limitless and pure joy of Cixin Liu's writing and imagination in this stunning collection.Stories included are:ContractionFull Spectrum Barrage JammingThe Village TeacherFire in the EarthTime MigrationOde to joyCloud of PoemsMirrorSea of DreamsCloud of PoemsThe Thinker
Es el autor de ciencia ficción más prolífico y popular de la República Popular China. Ha sido galardonado ocho veces con el Galaxy Award y el Nebula chino. Su «Trilogía de los Tres Cuerpos» vendió un millón de ejemplares solo en Chin y despertó el interés unánime de todo Occidente. Su enorme éxito se repite ahora en todos los mercados internacionales. Es una de las grandes sensaciones literarias de los últimos años. Antes de ser escritor, Liu trabajó como ingeniero de una central eléctrica de la ciudad china de Yangquán, en la provincia de Shanxi, ahora temporalmente cerrada debido a la contaminación atmosférica.
