Fall of Civilization

Description: The "Great Dreamer" sci-fi classic series includes four works: "Fall of Civilization," "The Space War," "The Lover's Farewell," and "The Whale Rider." Since Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem" won the Hugo Award and the domestic sci-fi film "The Wandering Earth" gained popularity, Chinese sci-fi literature, once quiet, has entered a vibrant and flourishing era. Many works have been included in language textbooks and frequently appear in middle and high school language exams. Chen Qiufan, Zhang Ran, Bao Shu, and AQue, four visionary young sci-fi writers, are recognized as leaders of China's sci-fi golden generation. Their works differ from the historical context and knowledge systems of Wang Jinkang and Liu Cixin, offering more innovative and imaginative insights that cater to the tastes of new-generation readers. "Song of Earth" is a collection of sci-fi works characterized by Bao Shu's space epic, featuring ten captivating stories: "Ancient Song of Earth," "Amnesty Experiment," "Flowing Years," "Forget-Me-Not," "Flirting," "Master Zhao," "Ghost Trio," "Spring Story," "Ba Lin," and "Still in the Mirror." These stories depict millennia-long interstellar journeys, where people, confined in the narrow environment of a spaceship for generations, maintain their faith to preserve their will. Author Biography: Bao Shu is a sci-fi writer with novels such as "The Three-Body Problem X: The Realm of Visualization" and short story collections "The Ancient Song of Earth" and "The Ruins of Time." He has published dozens of short and medium-length stories in magazines like "Science Fiction World," "Edge of the Galaxy," "Novel World," and "Hua Cheng." He has won the Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2014, Best Short Story in 2018, and the Chinese Science Fiction Galaxy Award for Best Novella in 2015 and Best Short Story in 2019. Many of his works have been translated into English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and other languages.