New Releases by Ken Liu

Awardu00ad-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first sci-fi thriller in a brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a high-stakes adventure where she must use her cybersecurity and hacking skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, identity, and the power of shared dreams. Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a Boston suburb. But when a lawyer named Piers—whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals—barges into her life, Julia decides to put the solitary life she has painstakingly created at risk as she can’t walk away from helping Piers and Elli, nor step away from the challenge of this digital puzzle. Elli is an onierofex, a dream artist, who can weave the dreams of an audience together through a shared virtual landscape, live, in a concert-like experience by tapping into each attendee’s waking dream and providing an emotionally resonant and narrative experience. While attendees’ dreams are anonymous, Julia discovers that Elli was also providing a one-on-one dream experience for the head of an international criminal enterprise, and he’s demanding his dreams in return for Elli. Unraveling the real and unreal leads Julia on an adventure that takes her across the country and deep into the shadows of her psyche.

Ville de Boss, une montagne pleine de coins et de recoins. Temps futurs. Le monde tel qu’on le sait n’existe plus. Ni non plus les sciences, la connaissance du passé ou celle de l’écrit. L’électricité est une magie précieuse. Ce qu’il reste de l’humanité vit sur le dos de cités mobiles qui, comme d’immenses animaux, poursuivent des desseins mystérieux sous l’égide de Pilotes qui le sont tout autant. Franny Fenway a quatorze ans ; elle est orpheline. Et s’il y a une chose que Franny aime par-dessus tout, elle à qui la vieille Prudence a enseigné le pouvoir des « sorts d’histoire », ce sont les questions. « Une question n’indique que le milieu d’une histoire, et non sa fin. » Or, Franny compte bien aller jusqu’au bout du récit de sa propre histoire, de celui de ses origines et du devenir du monde... « Les merveilleux récits de Ken Liu explorent avec brio l’endroit où l’ordinaire et l’extraordinaire se rencontrent. » THE WASHINGTON POST

Dad Like a Pro: A Guide for Asian Fathers Navigating Modern Parenthood ufeff“Dad Like a Pro: A Guide for Asian Fathers Navigating Modern Parenthood” Book Description Being an Asian dad in today’s world is no easy feat. You’re navigating the delicate balance between tradition and modernity, juggling work, family, and your own personal growth. Whether you grew up in a household steeped in cultural expectations or are trying to figure out your parenting groove in a new cultural environment, this book is here to help. “Dad Like a Pro” is a comprehensive guide tailored specifically for Asian fathers who want to thrive as parents, partners, and individuals. Packed with practical advice, heartfelt stories, and culturally relevant insights, this book tackles everything from parenting styles and communication to self-care and generational challenges. This isn’t about being a perfect dad—it’s about being your kind of dad, while honoring your heritage and embracing the realities of raising kids in the modern world.

A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics—the foundational work of Daoism—by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi’s Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experience. By speaking out against the cleverness of elites and the arrogance of the learned, Laozi upheld the wisdom of the concrete, the humble, the quotidian, the everyday individual dismissed by the great powers of the world. Earthy, playful, and defiant, Laozi’s words gave solace to souls back then, and offer comfort today. Now, this beautifully designed new edition serves as both an accessible new translation of an ancient Chinese classic and a fascinating account of renowned novelist Ken Liu’s transformative experience while wrestling with the classic text. Throughout this translation, Liu takes us through his own struggles to capture the meaning in Laozi’s text in a series of thoughtful and provocative interstitial entries. Unlike traditional notes that purport to be objective, these entries are explicitly personal and unapologetically subjective. Gradually, as Liu learns that true wisdom cannot be pinned down in words, the notes grow sparser until they fade away entirely. His journey suggests the only way out of struggle is to engage with texts that have survived the millennia, wrestling with ideas that gesture at something eternal, in hopes that we might eventually reach that moment of transcendent joy. Liu’s translation, by eschewing cleverness, paradoxically reveals the slipperiness of Laozi’s original. The Dao De Jing has been translated countless times and will be translated countless times in the future. In that constant change and flow, we finally find our home in Dao, the eternal principle that allows us, finite beings in time and space, to reckon and reconcile with the infinite.

A ambos lados del Muro de las Tormentas, dos imperios se enfrentan a un torbellino que amenaza destruirlos. En Ukyu-Gondé, la princesa Théra, con la traición al acecho, es perseguida por un continente más vasto de lo nunca imaginó hasta los túmulos de la Ciudad de los Fantasmas, los icebergs en el lejano norte y los valles ocultos de las Montañas del Fin del Mundo. Théra cruzó el Muro de las Tormentas para llevar la guerra a las tierras Lyucu, pero ¿cómo se conquista lo inconquistable? Mientras, en Dara, la emperatriz Jia, el príncipe Phyro y Pékyu Tanvanaki se ven abocados a seguir caminos que nunca habrían elegido. Y descubrirán que hay poca diferencia entre la locura de los tiranos y la gracia de los reyes. Continuación de "El trono velado", "Huesos que hablan" es la épica conclusión a una de las grandes series de fantasía de todos los tiempos.

A remote village is determined to keep their robot teacher from being fired. A poetry-loving AI controls the wastewater treatment facility, but a series of malfunctions are beginning to cause concern. The biggest pop idol of the twenty-second century is trapped on Enceladus, and deeply alone. Latchko can talk to the banned AIs and now that his secret is out things are about to get complicated. A former child soldier is raised by a plant-like species but struggles to understand them. Ice fishing on Europa just keeps turning up rocks and things just got worse ... something is changing the world, making it better, but for whom? Short fiction is the heart of science fiction, introducing new voices, experimenting with ideas and technique, and paving the way for the future of the field. Thousands of stories are published every year in the many genre magazines, anthologies, collections, podcasts, and websites, as well as other less common venues. Each year, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning editor Neil Clarke sifts through the myriad of offerings to select works that represent the best and the brightest, report on the state of the field, and recommend additional stories for further reading. In this volume, covering 2021, you''ll find works by Aliette de Bodard, Meg Elison, Rich Larson, Ken Liu, Ray Nayler, Suzanne Palmer, Hannu Rajaniemi, Robert Reed, Karl Schroeder, Vandana Singh, Tade Thompson, and many more.

Today’s software can only imitate art, but what about tomorrow? Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most of the content and human artists must eke out an existence, and utopias, where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity. Delve into the minds of robot painters, AI poets, drone forgers, and electronic theater curators. These and other possible futures are imagined by award-winning and bestselling human authors from the USA, UK, China, Ukraine, Chile, Japan, Madagascar, Brazil, Czech Republic, and Sri Lanka. "In this impressive collection, a star-studded lineup of 17 authors assembled by Shvartsman (Kakistocracy) raise angst-ridden questions about human-AI collaboration. ... This smart, kaleidoscopic view into the digital future will have readers longing to log off." - Publishers Weekly

A woman who fears she’s failing as a painter and as an artist seeks inspiration from one of her favorite poets--finding something even more wondrous, but also more impossible to capture on canvas. . . At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A mind-blowing anthology of 18 stories bringing you the infinite Earths of the multiverse. Featuring Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Lavie Tidhar, Eugen Bacon and more. INFINITY. HERE. NOW. What if every decision you’ve ever made created a new reality. A new life, a new world of possibilities for what you could become? What if the best of all possible worlds is just around the corner? Or the worst? This anthology brings together an international cast of luminaries to explore the infinite worlds of what could be. The smashed together chaos of multiple Londons piled on top of each other; a world where a tunnel turns Japan and the United States into close neighbours; catastrophic accidents on multidimensional spacecraft; shadowy organisations and the merciless assassins they control; the unstoppable force of your infinite grandmothers. Explore the infinite beauties and terrors of the multiverse with the finest minds writing in science fiction today, and see what could have been… Featuring stories from: Alvaro Zinos-Amaro Charlie Jane Anders Eugen Bacon Clive Barker Paul Di Filippo Alix E. Harrow Rumi Kaneko (translated by Preston Grassmann) Ken Liu Ian McDonald Annalee Newitz Yukimi Ogawa Chana Porter Alastair Reynolds Jayaprakash Satyamurthy D. R. G. Sugawara Jeffrey Thomas Lavie Tidhar

La princesa Théra deja el trono en manos de su hermano pequeño para luchar contra los lyucu en Ukyu-Gondé. Ha cruzado el legendario Muro de las Tormentas con una flota de guerra y diez mil combatientes. En Dara, mientras tanto, las corrientes de poder fluctúan al vaivén de las rivalidades de los líderes lyucu y la corte del Diente de León. Aquí, padres e hijos, maestros y discípulos, emperatriz y pékyu, alimentan las semillas de planes que tardarán años en germinar. En todas partes, el espíritu de la innovación flota en el ambiente como semillas de diente de león y el pueblo, los olvidados y los ignorados empiezan a ingeniar soluciones para una nueva era. En la tradición de las grandes epopeyas de nuestra historia, Ken Liu construye en esta saga una historia de formidable alcance y magnitud.

Depois de destruir o mundo milhares de vezes e hipotetizar utopias bizarras e tiranias tecnocráticas, a ficção científica surge com um pequeno núcleo de histórias solarpunk: explorando sustentabilidade ambiental, criticando o capitalismo predatório, imaginando possibilidades de uso de recursos renováveis e inclusão radical. Os protagonistas dessas histórias não desistem da luta para se reapropriar de espaços abandonados pelo capitalismo, mas enfrentam o conflito em nome de uma necessidade humana, de um princípio partilhado por comunidades que querem imaginar um mundo mais integrado às forças naturais – e também mais gentil. • Ken Liu usa seu conto para examinar um dos maiores debates atuais: e se as tecnologias de realidade virtual e blockchain pudessem ser usadas para reprojetar a ajuda humanitária em tempos de crise? • Ana Rüsche narra uma história em uma São Paulo alternativa, quando Nina sai de casa durante um furacão e descobre mais sobre as forças da natureza do que gostaria. • Renan Bernardo explora a solidão através da amizade entre uma pessoa e uma androide, sua única companheira, que está prestes a ser desligada por falta de atualização. • T. P. Mira-Echeverría e Guillermo Echeverría escrevem sobre uma cidade pós-apocalíptica, Malos Aires, e um protagonista que sonha com a Cidade do Sol. Contando com treze histórias no total – de autores brasileiros, argentinos, estadunidenses, chineses, australianos, franceses e espanhóis – Como aprendi a amar o futuro nos faz pensar no amanhã e em como fazer as escolhas certas para chegar a um lugar melhor.

The January/February 2023 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Our landmark Issue 50, a double sized issue! Featuring new fiction by Ken Liu and Caroline M. Yoachim, Mary Robinette Kowal, P. Djèlí Clark, A. T. Greenblatt, A.M. Dellamonica, Eugenia Triantafyllou, Sarah Pinsker, E. Lily Yu, Marie Brennan, Christopher Caldwell, John Wiswell, and Maureen Mchugh. Essays by Elsa Sjunneson, John Picacio, Annalee Newitz, A.T. Greenblatt, Diana M. Pho, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach, poetry by Neil Gaiman, Terese Mason Pierre, Sonya Taaffe, Betsy Aoki, Theodora Goss, Ali Trota, Abu Bakr Sadiq, Elizabeth Bear, and Brandon O''Brien, interviews with Ken Liu and Caroline M. Yoachim by Tina Connolly; interviews with Eugenia Triantafyllou, E. Lily Yu, and Christopher Caldwell by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Galen Dara, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Meg Elison. About Uncanny Magazine Uncanny Magazine is a bimonthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in November 2014. Edited by 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2022 Hugo award winners for best semiprozine, and 2018 Hugo award winners for Best Editor, Short Form, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, and Monte Lin, each issue of Uncanny includes new stories, poetry, articles, and interviews.

Paul Tremblay, Ramsey Campbell, and other modern masters of horror explore just how scary it is to be alone in this horror anthology featuring 20 horror short stories! Lost in the wilderness, or alone in the dark, isolation remains one of our deepest held fears. This horror anthology from Shirley Jackson and British Fantasy Award finalist Dan Coxon calls on leading horror writers to confront the dark moments, the challenges that we must face alone: survivors in a world gone silent; the outcast shunned by society; the quiet voice trapped in the crowd; the lonely and forgotten, screaming into the abyss. Featuring short horror stories by: • Nina Allan • Laird Barron • Ramsey Campbell • M.R. Carey • Chịkọdịlị Emelumadu • Brian Evenson • Owl Goingback • Gwendolyn Kiste • Joe R. Lansdale • Tim Lebbon • Alison Littlewood • Ken Liu • Jonathan Maberry • Michael Marshall Smith • Mark Morris • Lynda E. Rucker • A.G. Slatter • Paul Tremblay • Lisa Tuttle • Marian Womack Experience the chilling terrors of isolation!

Voici les causes du désastre : Premièrement : l’estimation de la température de la planète était incorrecte. La balise n’aurait jamais dû être installée. Ce monde ne peut pas supporter davantage la vie humaine que les déserts glacés de nos pôles. Deuxièmement : mes compagnons sont tous morts. J’ignore au juste ce qui est arrivé ; sans doute des défauts d’encodage, une défaillance au cours de la transmission ou une erreur dans la réception de la balise. Quelle qu’en soit la cause, le résultat est le même. Ils ne se sont jamais réveillés. L’analyse de la balise en dira davantage, mais un premier diagnostic a révélé que des séquences entières de leur téléchargement étaient manquantes, ou altérées, ou dans un ordre chaotique. Les matériaux de leurs réceptacles ont été traités par le système de recyclage. Troisièmement : la plupart des dépôts sont perdus, endommagés ou inaccessibles. J’ai retrouvé le premier à treize kilomètres de son emplacement initial et à trois cents mètres au fond d’une crevasse. Mon scanner a indiqué qu’il se trouvait sens dessus dessous, encastré dans la glace. Il est bloqué là depuis déjà plusieurs centaines d’années et fait désormais partie du glacier. Pas question de descendre dans cette faille pour le dégager... Ray Nayler Sarcophage

The battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Awardu00ad–winning author of the Eternal Sky series) Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author Ken Liu. The concluding book of The Dandelion Dynasty begins immediately after the events of The Veiled Throne, in the middle of two wars on two lands among three people separated by an ocean yet held together by the invisible strands of love. Harried by Lyucu pursuers, Princess Théra and Pékyu Takval try to reestablish an ancestral dream even as their hearts grow in doubt. The people of Dara continue to struggle against the genocidal Lyucu as both nations vacillate between starkly contrasting visions for their futures. Even the gods cannot see through the Wall of Storms, for only mortal hearts can decide mortal fates. Award-winning author Ken Liu fulfills the covenants first laid out a decade ago in a series delving deep into the connection between national myths and national constitutions in this “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...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"--

Kuni Garu, ormai noto come l''Imperatore Ragin, governa il regno delle Isole di Dara, ma deve lottare per riuscire a rispondere alle esigenze del popolo e nello stesso tempo a mantenere la propria visione di progresso. Fino al giorno in cui un''armata del lontano popolo dei Lyucu invade le coste di Dara. Il panico diventa subito caos. Per difendere il suo ormai fragile regno dalla minaccia e al contempo preservare la pace costantemente messa a rischio dalle lotte tra fazioni rivali, l''imperatore Kuni si trova costretto a ricorrere all''aiuto delle uniche persone di cui si fida davvero: i suoi figli Timu, Phyro e Théra, ormai adulti. Fra sedizioni, traditori e false accuse, affronteranno i ribelli e gli invasori con la forza delle armi, della diplomazia e della geniale astuzia di Théra, pronti a lasciare il loro segno nella storia.

Cet hiver, une maladie en Chine dont on parlait au journal de la nuit se changea en pandémie qui se mit à tuer des gens dans le monde entier. Hôpitaux et morgues débordaient. En Europe, on restait chez soi et, quand on sortait, on mettait un masque. En Amérique, certains le mettaient, surtout pour le supermarché. Même si c’était moins classe qu’une énorme éruption volcanique au parc national de Yellowstone, Willie trouvait déjà ça génial. Il suivait les chiffres sur son smartphone. Les écoles fermèrent en avance. Roxie pleura de manquer le bal de fin d’année, mais son frère s’en fichait. Il n’y avait pas de bal de fin d’année en rattrapage. En mars, Pépé se mit à tousser beaucoup plus, au point de cracher du sang, parfois... Stephen King Willie le zinzin

Esta colección incluye una selección de la ficción especulativa de Liu en los últimos cinco años: dieciocho de sus mejores relatos y un fragmento de El trono velado, el tercer volumen de la serie de fantasía épica La Dinastía del Diente de León. Desde narraciones sobre asesinos que viajan en el tiempo o sobre criptomonedas hasta conmovedoras historias de relaciones entre padres e hijos, los relatos de este volumen exploran temas importantes para el presente y arrojan una mirada visionaria al futuro de la humanidad.

Includes stories featured in Pantheon—now an animated series on AMC+ “I know this is going to sound hyperbolic, but when I’m reading Ken Liu’s stories, I feel like I’m reading a once-in-a-generation talent. I’m in awe.” —Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author “Captivating.” —BuzzFeed “Extraordinary.” —The Washington Post “Brilliant.” —The Chicago Tribune With the release of The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Ken Liu’s short fiction has resonated with a generation of readers. 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. Stories include: Ghost Days; Maxwell''s Demon; The Reborn; Thoughts and Prayers; Byzantine Empathy; The Gods Will Not Be Chained; Staying Behind; Real Artists; The Gods Will Not Be Slain; Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer; The Gods Have Not Died in Vain; Memories of My Mother; Dispatches from the Cradle: The Hermit—Forty-Eight Hours in the Sea of Massachusetts; Grey Rabbit, Crimson Mare, Coal Leopard; A Chase Beyond the Storms (an excerpt from The Veiled Throne, Book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty); The Hidden Girl; Seven Birthdays; The Message; Cutting

The fifteenth anniversary of the Hugo-nominated science fiction podcast Escape Pod, featuring new and exclusive stories from today’s bestselling writers. Finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine. Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of cutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast, Escape Pod. Escape Pod has been bringing the finest short fiction to millions of ears all over the world, at the forefront of a new fiction revolution. This anthology gathers together fifteen stories, including new and exclusive work from writers such as from Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, Mary Robinette Kowal, T. Kingfisher and more. From editors Mur Laffterty and S.B. Divya comes the science fiction collection of the year, bringing together bestselling authors in celebration of the publishing phenomenon that is, Escape Pod.

The November/December 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Ken Liu, Hal Y. Zhang, Brit E.B. Hvide, Martha Wells, Lee Mandelo, and John Wiswell. Reprint fiction by Maurice Broaddus. Essays by Meghan Ball, Meg Elison, Michi Trota, and K.A. Doore, poetry by Jane Yolen, Peter Tacy, Brandon O''Brien, Valerie Valdes, and Jennifer Crow, interviews with Ken Liu and Lee Mandelo by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Julie Dillon, and editorials by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Elsa Sjunneson. Uncanny Magazine is a bimonthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in November 2014. Edited by 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 Hugo award winners for best semiprozine, and 2018 Hugo award winners for Best Editor, Short Form, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, and Chimedum Ohaegbu and Elsa Sjunneson, each issue of Uncanny includes new stories, poetry, articles, and interviews.

12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix''s Black Mirror In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Imagine genetic alterations to code for altruism, or digital avatars that can interface with other avatars on dating sites, running sample conversations to find appropriate matches, or artificial assistance animals. Contributions include Xia Jia''s novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; and a story by Nancy Kress, winner of 6 Hugos and 2 Nebulas. A full story list: James Patrick Kelly, Your Boyfriend Experience Mary Robinette Kowal, A Little Wisdom Nancy Kress, Invisible People Rich Larson, Echo the Echo Sam J. Miller, The Nation of the Sick Annalee Newitz, The Monogamy Hormone Suzanne Palmer, Don''t Mind Me Cadwell Turnbull, Mediation Nick Wolven, Sparklybits Xia Jia, The Monk of Lingyin Temple, translated by Ken Liu Also includes an interview with Nancy Kress by Lisa Yaszek, and Tatiana Plakhova''s beautiful "data abstract" illustrations serve as frontispiece to each of the stories.

Xia Jia --- Liu Cixin --- Tang Fei --- Han Song --- Cheng Jingbo --- Baoshu --- Hao Jingfang ---Fei Dao --- Zhang Ran --- Anna Wu --- Ma Boyong --- Gu Shi --- Regina Kanyu Wang --- Chen Qiufan Después de "Planetas invisibles", Ken Liu presenta esta nueva antología que muestra la vitalidad y diversidad de la ciencia ficción que se escribe en China en estos momentos. Dieciséis historias de catorce autores (voces nuevas y autores establecidos), que evocan cada matiz del espectro emocional, y una gama amplia de formatos, desde la novela corta hasta cuentos ultracortos. Además de las que se pueden clasificar en subgéneros con los que están familiarizados los lectores occidentales, tales como ciencia ficción dura, cyberpunk, ciencia fantástica y space opera, esta antología también presenta historias con vínculos más profundos con la cultura china: historia alternativa china, viaje espacial chuanyue y sátira con alusiones históricas y contemporáneas. El volumen incluye asimismo tres ensayos sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la ciencia ficción china y la introducción de Ken Liu.

L''Imperatore Mapidéré è stato il primo a unire i diversi regni dell''arcipelago di Dara sotto il dominio della sua isola d''origine, Xana. Dopo ventitré anni, tuttavia, l''Impero di Xana mostra segni di debolezza. Mapidéré è sul letto di morte, i suoi consiglieri complottano mirando ciascuno al proprio interesse, persino gli dèi sembrano adirati. Come se non bastasse, decenni di crudeli angherie e di dispotico potere hanno fatto sì che la popolazione non abbia nulla da perdere da una rivolta, ma molto da guadagnare. È questo il mondo in cui vivono Kuni Garu, un affascinante perditempo poco propenso alla vita onesta, e Mata Zyndu, l''impavido figlio di un duca deposto, discendente di una nobile stirpe particolarmente colpita dalla ferocia di Mapidéré, che ha giurato di vendicarsi. Sembrano l''uno l''opposto dell''altro, ma durante la ribellione contro il potere imperiale i loro sentieri si incrociano in modo imprevedibile: diventano amici inseparabili, fratelli, e insieme combattono contro immensi eserciti, serici vascelli volanti, libri magici e divinità dalle forme mutevoli. Ma una volta che l''imperatore è stato rovesciato, Kuni e Mata si trovano a capeggiare fazioni rivali, con idee molto diverse su come si dovrebbe guidare il mondo, e su cosa sia la giustizia.

A cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word “Robot”, exploring the possibilities and place of robots in society going forwards. 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

Donc vous voulez que je vous parle d’Hayley. Non, j’ai l’habitude. Enfin, je devrais. On ne s’intéresse jamais qu’à ma sœur. C’était une journée sinistre et pluvieuse d’octobre ; l’air sentait les feuilles mortes. Les tupélos noirs qui bordaient le terrain de hockey sur gazon avaient rougi, comme une piste d’empreintes de pas sanglantes laissée par un géant. J’avais une interro de français et je devais prévoir une semaine de menus végans pour quatre personnes en cours de science de la consommation. Vers midi, Hayley m’a textée de Californie. Je sèche les cours. Q et moi on roule vers le festival là !!! Je l’ai ignorée. Elle adorait me taquiner avec les joies de la vie en fac. Je l’enviais, mais je refusais de lui donner la satisfaction de le montrer. Dans l’après-midi, maman m’a textée. Tu as des nouvelles d’Hayley ? Non. La loi du silence, entre sœurs, c’était sacré. Son petit ami resterait un secret. Si tu en as, appelle-moi de suite. J’ai rangé mon phone. Elle était du genre surprotecteur. Dès mon retour du hockey, j’ai compris qu’il y avait un loup. Dans l’allée était garée la voiture de ma mère qui ne sortait jamais si tôt du boulot. La télé était allumée au sous-sol. Maman la regardait, toute pâle. D’une voix étranglée, elle a dit : « La résidence universitaire m’a appelée. Hayley est partie à un festival de musique. Il y a eu une fusillade. » Ken Liu Pensées et prières