“Labeling someone a monster implies that he is from another world, one which has nothing to do with us. It cuts off the bonds of affection and fear, assures us of our own superiority, but there’s nothing learned, nothing gained. It’s simple, but it’s cowardly.”
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Sometimes I get asked for book recommendations. I fall in love with a lot of books, but there aren’t many that astound me several times over. If I had to recommend just one book this year, it would almost certainly be this short story anthology by Nebula and Hugo award-winner Ken Liu. His tales intertwine sci-fi 🚀, magic 🎆, history🎎 and emotion 🎭 to come up with ideas that make me jealous that I didn’t think of something so clever! Many of his stories also have Asian themes, characters and history.
Has anyone else read any Ken Liu works? I’m very keen to get a hands on a copy of his translation of Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem.
Small Pieces of Magic 