{"product_id":"view-from-the-stars-1","title":"View From The Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA View from the Stars \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57275239170430,"sku":"NW9781035908585","price":16.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035908585.jpg?v=1778536725","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/view-from-the-stars-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}