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Biographical note
Born in 1984, Hao Jingfang leads the new generation of Chinese science fiction writers. A physics graduate, she holds a PhD in Macro-economics and works at the China Development Research Foundation. In 2016, she became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo Award. She lives in Beijing with her husband and daughter. Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, and Star Wars tie-in The Legends of Luke Skywalker, and a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work including the short story 'Good Hunting', adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC's Pantheon, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. 'The Hidden Girl', 'The Message', and The Grace of Kings have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, cryptocurrency, the mathematics of origami, and others. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.Hugo Award-winner Jingfang's cerebral, futuristic debut explores the interplay between societal values and individual dreams in crisp, gorgeous prose... Fans of literary science fiction will relish this challenging tale'
Publishers Weekly
A thoughtful debut with ample scope for reader engagement
Kirkus Reviews
[A] masterful narrative. Highly recommended for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy or readers who enjoy sf with a focus on social and political themes
Booklist
A long, generous, and often quite graceful novel... Jingfang's ambitious novel [...] represents a significant new voice in world SF'
Locus Magazine
Luoying holds the keys to peace between the planets, but the author, an economist based in Beijing, is more interested in the subtleties of her journey than in her arrival, offering up a long, satisfying meditation on political and creative freedom. <i>Vagabonds</i> juxtaposes Earth's capitalist free-for-all with Mars's centralised, authoritarian high-mindedness
The Times
In a leisurely, discursive narrative Hao spins a fascinating and even-handed examination of two very different possible futures
Guardian
[A] spellbinding novel
Asia House