{"product_id":"9781035908585","title":"A View from the Stars","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Liu, Cixin \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary essays\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 May 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus --  an AdAstra Book) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e229 x 148 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'We’re mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between nebulae; in a flash, we can reach the edge of the universe, or tunnel into a quark, or swim within a star-core... We’re as unassuming as fireflies, yet our numbers grow like grass in spring. We sci-fi fans are people from the future.' – Cixin Liu, from the essay 'Sci-Fi Fans'A View from the Stars features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time. This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45365561917699,"sku":"9781035908585","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035908585.jpg?v=1731346487","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781035908585","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}