Новинки Кен Лю

Они очень разные — беспечный гуляка Куни Гару, главарь уличной банды, и бесстрашный воин Мата Цзинду, последний представитель благородного клана. Но во-первых, противоположности сходятся, во-вторых, на вопрос «Против кого дружите?» оба ответили бы однозначно. Их общий враг — тиран-император. Они стали лучшими друзьями в сражениях с огромными имперскими армиями, боевыми воздушными кораблями и коварными древними божествами. Но вот императорская власть свергнута, и выясняется, что Гару и Цзинду сильно расходятся во взглядах на построение мира в обескровленных войной королевствах. Между друзьями назревает размолвка, и причиной является не…

Умный дом с роботами-помощниками еще недавно казался фантастикой из рассказов Рэя Брэдбери. А сегодня технологии прочно вошли в нашу жизнь и уже не кажутся чем-то запредельным. Видеосвязь, мобильные телефоны, генная инженерия, продукты с ГМО, электромобили, искусственный интеллект и клонирование… Фантастика стала реальностью. О чём же пишут современные писатели-фантасты? О чём мечтают и что, возможно, предсказывают?

100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games.
They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through.
Including stories by: Brooke Bolander, John Chu, Daryl Gregory, Peter F. Hamilton, Saad Z. Hossain, Rich Larson, Ken Liu, Ian R. Macleod, Annalee Newitz. Tochi Onyebuchi, Suzanne Palmer, Sarah Pinsker, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Alastair Reynolds, Sofia Samatar, Peter Watts

Here are thirteen short stories from the new frontiers of Chinese science fiction, selected and translated by Hugo, Nebula, Locus and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu.
Hao Jingfang's Hugo-Award-Winning 'Folding Beijing' takes place in a near-future dystopia where the title city's buildings fold into and out of the earth, allowing three different strata of society to spend part of the day above ground. Xia Jia's 'Night Journey of the Dragon-Horse' describes a post-apocalyptic world where machines have outlived the humans who engineered them. In 'Taking Care of God' by Liu Cixin – author of The Three-Body Problem, the first translated novel to win the Hugo Award – a race of white-haired, white-robed beings arrive on Earth, claiming they are God, creators of everything who now want to spend their retirement years with us...
Including an introduction by Ken Liu and three essays exploring Chinese science fiction, this is a phenomenal collection of strange worlds, hypnotic landscapes and unbridled imagination.

The conclusion to Ken Liu's chronicle of the Dandelion Dynasty – one of the Greatest Fantasy Series of all Time (Time Magazine).

Ukyu-Gondé.
Stalked by foes and dogged by betrayal, Princess Théra is pursued across a continent vaster than she could ever have imagined, to the hidden valleys of the World's Edge Mountains, into the barrows and subterranean halls of the City of Ghosts, across the ice floes of the far north. She breached the Wall of Storms intent on taking war to the Lyucu homelands, but how do you conquer the unconquerable?

Dara.
Empress Jia, Prince Phyro and Pékyu Tanvanaki find themselves bound to paths they never would have chosen. Amid atrocity and subterfuge, they will discover that the Courage of Brutes is no substitute for the Grace of Kings, and that little separates the Grace of Kings from the Madness of Tyrants.

On both sides of the Wall of Storms, defeat's bitter tears mix with the fruits of knowledge new and ancient as two empires bound by blood and bone, by writ and iron, by time and custom, face a whirlwind that threatens to utterly consume them.

The teeth, as they say, are on the board.

Ukyu-Gondé.
Stalked by foes and dogged by betrayal, Princess Théra is pursued across a continent vaster than she could ever have imagined, to the hidden valleys of the World's Edge Mountains, into the barrows and subterranean halls of the City of Ghosts, across the ice floes of the far north. She breached the Wall of Storms intent on taking war to the Lyucu homelands, but how do you conquer the unconquerable?

Dara.
Empress Jia, Prince Phyro and Pékyu Tanvanaki find themselves bound to paths they never would have chosen. Amid atrocity and subterfuge, they will discover that the Courage of Brutes is no substitute for the Grace of Kings, and that little separates the Grace of Kings from the Madness of Tyrants.

On both sides of the Wall of Storms, defeat's bitter tears mix with the fruits of knowledge new and ancient as two empires bound by blood and bone, by writ and iron, by time and custom, face a whirlwind that threatens to utterly consume them.

The teeth, as they say, are on the board.

«Потаенная девушка» — коллекция лучших произведений лауреата премий Hugo, Nebula и Locus Кена Лю. Рассказы об убийцах, путешествующих во времени, повести в стиле сериала «Черное зеркало» о влиянии криптовалют и интернет-троллинге, новеллы о искусственных интеллектах в облаках глобальной компьютерной сети, душераздирающие истории отношений между родителями и детьми. Кен Лю исследует актуальные темы настоящего человечества и с тревогой смотрит в его будущее.

With the invasion of Dara complete, and the Wall of Storms breached, the world has opened to new possibilities for the gods and peoples of both empires as the sweeping saga of the award-winning Dandelion Dynasty continues in this third book of the “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR).

Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people. Beset by adversity, Théra and her most trusted companions attempt to overcome every challenge by doing the most interesting thing. But is not letting the past dictate the present always possible or even desirable?

In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspectives spin and shift. Here, parents and children, teachers and students, Empress and Pékyu, all nurture the seeds of plans that will take years to bloom. Will tradition yield to new justifications for power?

Everywhere, the spirit of innovation dances like dandelion seeds on the wind, and the commoners, the forgotten, the ignored begin to engineer new solutions for a new age.

Ken Liu returns to the series that draws from a tradition of the great epics of our history from the Aeneid to the Romance on the Three Kingdoms and builds a new tale unsurpassed in its scope and ambition.

The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu.

Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations – Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending – but he died well, creating a legend that haunts the new emperor, no matter what good he strives to do.

Where war once forged unbreakable bonds between Kuni's inner circle, peace now gnaws at their loyalties. Where ancient wisdoms once held sway, a brilliant scholar promises a philosophical revolution. And from the far north, over the horizon, comes a terrible new threat... The scent of blood is in the water.

A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME

Emperor Mapidéré was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain.

Even the gods themselves are restless.

A wily, charismatic bandit and the vengeance-sworn son of a deposed duke cross paths as they each lead their own rebellion against the emperor's brutal regime. Together, they will journey to the heart of the empire; witnessing the clash of armies, fleets of silk-draped airships, magical books and shapeshifting gods. Their unlikely friendship will drastically change the balance of power in Dara... but at what price?

The Grace of Kings is the first novel by Hugo-, Nebula- and World Fantasy Award-winner Ken Liu and the first in a monumental epic fantasy series.

Princess Théra once known as Empress Üna of Dara; yielded the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu, and has crossed the impenetrable Wall of Storms with a fleet of ships and ten thousand people. Constantly facing adversity, she faces new challenges by doing the most interesting thing and not letting the past dictate the present.

In Dara, the Lyucu leadership bristles with rivalries as power and perspectives change between the remains of the Dandelion courts. Here, mothers and daughters, Empress and Pékyu alike, nurture the seeds of plans that will take years to bloom. As the conquerors and the conquered jockey for position in these new regimes, tradition gives way to new justifications for power.

Ken Liu returns to the series that has helped bridge the great epics of our history from the Aeneid to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms into a series that is unsurpassed in its depth of scope and adventure.

Після приголомшливого успіху своєї першої збірки — «Паперовий звіринець та інші оповідання», Кен Лю запрошує читача до наступної філософської мандрівки фантастичними світами. Якщо проблематика дебютної збірки більше концентрувалася на темах сім’ї, історичної справедливості, кохання та неймовірного навколо нас, «Прихована дівчина та інші оповідання» здебільшого шукає відповіді на класичні питання наукової фантастики: настання майбутнього вже тут і зараз, радикальної зміни клімату, впровадження штучного інтелекту. Хоча персонажі, так чи інакше, все ще залишаються людьми, оповідання з цієї збірки змушують замислитись, чи існує шанс зберегти людяність, перебуваючи в контакті з великим світом навколо, і чи можливо залишитись приналежними світу людей. Автор досліджує з копіткою ясністю реалії відмови від власного тіла, виклики залишення реального світу позаду, таємниці та хвилювання перетину цифрового водорозділу та перетворення на нову форму свідомості, а також біль у серці від зречення усього знайомого та рідного.

From stories about time-traveling assassins, to Black Mirror-esque tales of cryptocurrency and internet trolling, to heartbreaking narratives of parent-child relationships, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories is a far-reaching work that explores topical themes from the present and a visionary look at humanity’s future.

This collection includes a selection of Liu’s speculative fiction stories over the past five years—seventeen of his best—plus a new novelette. In addition, it also features an excerpt from The Veiled Throne, the third book in Liu’s epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty.

From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years — sixteen of his best — plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from the forthcoming book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, "The Veiled Throne".

Оригамі – мистецтво створення фігурок із паперу – зародилося в Стародавньому Китаї. Мама головного героя оповідання «Паперовий звіринець» володіла ним досконало і часто робила сину маленьких тварин із паперу. В дитинстві він їх дуже любив, аж поки не усвідомив, що він – інший. Американець із вузьким розрізом очей і іншим кольором шкіри. Стіна у стосунках між мамою і сином ставала все вищою. Але одного дня він намагається прочитати лист вже покійної мами, написаний невідомою йому китайською мовою. І паперові звірі оживають…

Les îles de Dara sont divisées en sept États, mais l'un d'entre eux, Xana, a pris l'ascendant sur les autres par la force et le jeu des alliances politiques. Son roi, devenu empereur, a établi le règne du Céleste Diaphane. Tous désormais doivent chanter ses louanges et œuvrer à sa gloire. Cependant, chez les nobles déchus comme chez le peuple corvéable à merci et écrasé d'impôts, la révolte gronde. Mais comment renverser cet empire dont les forces armées s'appuient sur une technologie élaborée ?
C'est le défi que tenteront de relever Mata Zyndu, le dernier héritier de son clan, déchu pour avoir osé s'opposer à la Conquête, et Kuni Garu, un voyou charmeur et beau parleur qui s'apprête à embrasser une existence bien supérieure à ses ambitions les plus secrètes. Sauront-ils surmonter les défis qui les attendent pour accomplir leur destin sous la férule des dieux ?

Here are sixteen short stories from China's groundbreaking SFF writers, edited and translated by award-winning author Ken Liu.

In Hugo award-winner Liu Cixin's 'Moonlight', a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction. Hao Jingfang's 'The New Year Train' sees 1,500 passengers go missing on a train that vanishes into space. In the title story by Tang Fei, a young girl is shown how the stars can reveal the future.

In addition, three essays explore the history and rise of Chinese SFF publishing, contemporary Chinese fandom, and how the growing interest in Chinese SFF has impacted writers who had long laboured in obscurity.

By turns dazzling, melancholy and thought-provoking, Broken Stars celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of SFF voices emerging from China.

Le Royaume de Dara est divisé en sept États, mais l'un d'entre eux,
Xana, a pris l'ascendant sur les autres par la force et le jeu des
alliances politiques. Son roi est devenu l'Empereur et a établi le
règne du Céleste Diaphane. Tous désormais doivent chanter ses
louanges et oeuvrer à sa gloire. Cependant, chez les nobles déchus
comme chez le peuple corvéable, épuisé et écrasé d'impôts, la
révolte gronde. Mais comment renverser cet empire dont les forces
armées s'appuient sur une technologie élaborée et quasi magique?
C'est le défi que tenteront de relever Mata Zyndu, le dernier héritier
de son clan, déchu pour avoir osé s'opposer à la Conquête et qui
a juré de rétablir l'honneur de son nom, et Kuni Garu, un voyou
charmeur et beau parleur qui s'apprête à embrasser un destin bien
supérieur à ses ambitions les plus secrètes.
Sauront-ils surmonter les défis qui les attendent pour accomplir leur
destin sous la férule des dieux?

Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Elodie Coello.
Prix Locus du meilleur premier roman et finaliste du Nebula,
le roman événement, fondateur du silkpunk.

Земля XXI века. Мир ближайших десятилетий.
Ведущие западные фантасты: Паоло Бачигалупи, Нэнси Кресс, Кен Лю, Хью Хауи, Джек Макдевит и многие другие - со своими прогнозами угроз человечеству - от смертельных эпидемий до техногенных катастроф, от инопланетных вторжений до роковых ошибок, ставших неотвратимыми.
Все страхи человечества - в одном комплекте!

Von der TIME zu den 100 besten Fantasy-Büchern aller Zeiten gewählt

Der Auftakt zu Ken Lius meisterhafter Seidenkrieger-Trilogie - ausgezeichnet mit dem Locus-Award für das beste Fantasy-Debüt 2016

Mit »Die Schwerter von Dara«, dem ersten Band der Seidenkrieger-Trilogie, hat Liu ein episches High-Fantasy-Werk geschaffen, in dem der Autor meisterhaft Elemente der chinesischen Mythologie mit politischen Intrigen und überzeugenden Charakteren mischt:

Zwei Männer höchst unterschiedlicher Herkunft steigen gemeinsam zu Anführern einer Rebellion gegen den tyrannischen Kaiser auf. Sie sind sich näher als Brüder – und werden zu Todfeinden, als ein erbittertes Ringen um die Nachfolge des Herrschers beginnt.

Der gerissene, charmante Kuni Garu, ein Bandit, und der strenge, furchtlose Mata Zyndu, der Sohn eines abgesetzten Herzogs, werden beim Aufstand gegen den Kaiser in eine Reihe von Abenteuern im Kampf gegen Armeen, in Seide gehüllte Luftschiffe und gestaltwandelnde Götter gezogen. Nach dem Sturz des Kaisers finden sich die beiden jedoch als Anführer verschiedener Fraktionen wieder – zwei Seiten mit sehr unterschiedlichen Vorstellungen darüber, wie die Welt geführt werden sollte und was Gerechtigkeit bedeutet.