A fresh approach - emphasising Chinese history, and including scenes of martial artistry along with philosophical debates - adds extra zest to the popular idea of wise and helpful aliens in this entertaining adventure. * The Guardian *
An invigorating, jostling mix of hard science, adventure, Chinese philosophy and good old martial arts. * Daily Mail *
A twisty first-contact thriller...genuinely entertaining and inventive * SFX *
Relentlessly charming... It is precisely its madcap range that makes it such a treat, its total lack of interest in distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow entertainment or between philosophy and mere fancy * Washington Post *
The imagination and world-building is excellent and the debates about the choices and directions that human civilisation faces are interesting * Birmingham SF Group *

Author Biography: Hao Jingfang won the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for Folding Beijing, translated by Ken Liu, marking the first Hugo awarded to a Chinese woman. Hao works as a macroeconomics researcher at China Development Research Foundation in Beijing. Ken Liu is the author of the epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, as well as short story collections The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and other top genre awards around the world for his fiction. A programmer and lawyer, he speaks and consults on futurism, technology history, and sustainable storytelling.