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Hao Jingfang

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Hao Jingfang is a Chinese author born on July 27, 1984 in Tianjin, China. She studied and worked in physics at the Tsinghua University. Later her interests turned to economics and earned a doctoral degree in economics. She currently works as an economic researcher at China Development Research mehr anzeigen Foundation. She has continued to develop her writing since high school, from winning the 2002 first prize at the 4th national high school "New Concept" writing competition, to winning the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for her work Folding Beijing. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

Beinhaltet die Namen: 郝景芳, 郝 景芳, fanghaojing, Jingfang Hao

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The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women (2014) — Mitwirkender — 110 Exemplare
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 (2016) — Mitwirkender — 99 Exemplare
Sinopticon 2021: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction (2021) — Mitwirkender — 73 Exemplare
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2016 Edition (2016) — Mitwirkender — 58 Exemplare
The Best of Uncanny (2019) — Mitwirkender — 56 Exemplare
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015 (2015) — Mitwirkender — 54 Exemplare
Uncanny Magazine Issue 13: November/December 2016 (2016) — Mitwirkender — 21 Exemplare
Futures & Fantasies (2018) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 7 (2023) — Mitwirkender — 20 Exemplare
Clarkesworld: Issue 109 (October 2015) (2015) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
Clarkesworld: Issue 143 (August 2018) (2018) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
SFマガジン 2017年 06 月号 (2017) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
SFマガジン 2019年 04 月号 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar

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Hao Jingfang
Geburtstag
1984-07-27
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
China
Geburtsort
Tianjin, China

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The Boule Chamber of the Capitol of the Republic of Mars in located in Mars City, a huge habitat enclosed in glass with soaring glass towers and connected by tube trains. In fact, the city is almost the entire Republic of Mars, excepting a few military outposts of the Flight System. Ruled by the veterans of the bloody rebellion which led to the planet’s independence from Earth, the humans of Mars have constructed a technological utopia that far surpasses their indolent, wasteful and greedy cousins on Earth. They have mastered nuclear fusion technology and moved the dwarf planet Ceres into orbit around Mars to serve as their third moon. Soon they plan to turn its icy surface into the precious water needed on their home world.

But the Martians lack expertise in hydrology and hydraulic engineering. They need help from their watery neighboring world. Help may be arriving soon. The diplomatic ship, the Maearth is returning to Mars with a delegation of political and industrial leaders from Earth and a group of the Martians’ daughters and sons, the Mercury Group. Named for the ancient Roman god, these messengers and exchange students from Mars lived for years on Earth, as good will ambassadors absorbing information about the cultures and ways of their hosts across the globe.

Among them is Luoying, a dancer, and the granddaughter of Hans Sloan, the consul of Mars, or as he’s referred to on Earth, “the great dictator.” On her return home Luoying finds herself somewhat ill at ease, and a bit alienated from her childhood home. And she’s not the only member of the Mercury Group to feel this way. But what are they going to do with these feelings? There is no consensus among them, but they feel they ought to do something. As the author states in the prologue to the first part, “This is a tale of the fall of the last utopia.”

It’s also a highly literate philosophical novel bristling with ideas about politics, human nature, art, and a passion for ideals. It filled to the brim with conflicts: between generations, individual freedom and collective unity, capitalism versus a technological socialist utopia, creativity versus commerce, highbrows versus lowbrows, and chocked full of cultural misunderstandings. Through her characters and the results of their actions, the author presents sound arguments for both sides. The closest she comes to hinting at her own point of view is with her ubiquitous quotes from Albert Camus. This is a true wonder of a book, both subtle and profound.
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MaowangVater | 11 weitere Rezensionen | May 1, 2024 |
This is enjoyable, over-the-top, scifi.
At times it seems like a blend of Indiana Jones and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a beginners 101 course in historical Chinese philosophy thrown in. But the result is, mostly, a fun ride.
I often feel that scifi tells you less about aliens and possible scientific futures, and more about the lives and domestic concerns of the author. Just as John Wyndham's sci-fi reflected post-WW2 social ills, this book gives an insight into Chinese attitudes to the role and status of their country as China re-emerges as a major power.… (mehr)
 
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mbmackay | 1 weitere Rezension | Apr 5, 2024 |
Real Rating: 3.75* of five

The Publisher Says: From the Hugo Award–winning author of Folding Beijing comes a gripping science fiction thriller in which three unlikely allies attempt a desperate mission of first contact with a mysterious alien race before more militaristic minds can take matters into their own hands.

In a future where the world is roughly divided into two factions, the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations, tensions are high as each side waits for the other to make a move. But neither side is prepared for a powerful third party that has apparently been an influential presence on Earth for thousands of years—and just might be making a reappearance very soon.

With the realization that a highly intelligent alien race has been trying to send them messages, three rising scientists within the Pacific League of Nations form an uneasy alliance. Fueled by a curiosity to have their questions answered and a fear that other factions within their rival Atlantic Division of Nations would opt for a more aggressive and potentially disastrous military response, the three race to secure first contact with this extraterrestrial life they aren’t quite convinced is a threat.

Bolstered by recent evidence of alien visitations in the distant past, the three scientific minds must solve puzzles rooted within human antiquity, face off with their personal demons, and discover truths of the universe.

I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA NETGALLEY. THANK YOU.

My Review
: Interesting mash-up of Doctor Who and the holographic universe interpretation of quantum physics. I was less sold on this story than I was on Vagabonds a couple years ago. Part of that is down to the personalities of the main characters, as I am bored by straight people competing over sex. Another part was the politics of the Earth conflict...why the hell does an omniscient, all-but-omnipotent force...whether alien or divine...allow the injustice and horror of the world as it is?

There is no answer to that question that convinces me of the existence of such beings. So a big part of my reading energy goes into fighting off the sense that this story is founded on sand, and it is shifting rapidly under my readerly feet.

Not everyone will feel this way, so the folks who liked Contact, Arrival, or the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson will be gruntled by this read. Vagabonds readers will likely miss the more ornamented prose in that book, but the pleasures of characters developing, seeking, and solving problems will make up for it.

Saga Press wants $13.99 for an ebook, which feels like a good deal to me.
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richardderus | 1 weitere Rezension | Mar 23, 2024 |
Non tutti i racconti funzionano bene come il primo (che a ragione dà titolo alla raccolta), che riesce a unire un brillante spunto fantascientifico a una lettura critica di una società classista, controllata e separata in cui è facile rivedere la Cina odierna (e forse non solo). In alcuni casi la critica emerge più forte della fantascienza, che resta "di maniera"; in altri la fantascienza prende il sopravvento e la lettura sociale non risulta più così chiara e incisiva. A ogni modo, autrice da conoscere per avere un'idea della letteratura cinese contemporanea (e provare a capire la società cinese in generale).… (mehr)
 
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