{"product_id":"view-from-the-stars","title":"View from the Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003e'We're mysterious aliens in the crowd. We jump like fleas from future to past and back again, and float like clouds of gas between nebulae; in a flash, we can reach the edge of the universe, or tunnel into a quark, or swim within a star-core... We're as unassuming as fireflies, yet our numbers grow like grass in spring. We sci-fi fans are people from the future.' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCixin Liu, from the essay 'Sci-Fi Fans'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA View from the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e features a range of short works from the past three decades of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time. This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu's experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43582579900613,"sku":"","price":39.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/A_20View_20from_20the_20Stars.jpg?v=1716603690","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/view-from-the-stars","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}