{"product_id":"supernova-era-9781250306050","title":"Supernova Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom science fiction legend Cixin Liu, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eSupernova Era\u003c\/i\u003e, a vision of the future that reads \"like Ursula K. Le Guin rewriting \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e for the quantum age.\" (NPR).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Earth was a planet in space.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn those days, Beijing was a city on Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn this night, history as known to humanity came to an end.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight light years away, a star has died, creating a supernova event that showers Earth in deadly levels of radiation. Within a year, everyone over the age of thirteen will die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so the countdown begins. Parents apprentice their children and try to pass on the knowledge needed to keep the world running. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the world is theirs, the last generation may not want to continue the legacy left to them. And in shaping the future however they want, will the children usher in an era of bright beginnings or final mistakes? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis audacious and ultimately optimistic early work will give Liu's English-reading fans a glimpse at his evolution as a writer and give any speculative fiction reader food for deep thought.\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7139842\"\u003eCixin Liu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250306050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250306051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028020\"\u003eScience Fiction | Hard Science Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028050\"\u003eScience Fiction | Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC094030\"\u003eWorld Literature | China | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIXIN LIU is a prolific and popular science fiction writer in the People's Republic of China. Liu is a winner of the Hugo Award and a multiple winner of the Galaxy Award (the Chinese Hugo) and the Xing Yun Award (the Chinese Nebula). His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Three-Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath's End\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Yangquan, Shanxi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJOEL MARTINSEN is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Forest\u003c\/i\u003e by Cixin Liu and (with Alice Xin Liu) of \u003ci\u003eThe Problem With Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays by Han Han. His translations of short fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePathlight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChutzpah\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Beijing.","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702217347309,"sku":"9781250306050","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2934524e-4158-44a8-a1c4-bfc33aff194f.jpg?v=1649958208","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/supernova-era-9781250306050","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}