Vagabonds
by Hao Jingfang, Ken Liu · first published 2020
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100% recommend
"A century after the Martian war of independence, a group of kids are sent to Earth as delegates from Mars, but when they return home, they are caught between the two worlds, unable to reconcile the beauty and culture of Mars with their experiences on Earth in this spellbinding novel from Hugo Award-winning author Hao Jingfang. This genre-bending novel is set on Earth in the wake of a second civil war...not between two factions in one nation, but two factions in one solar system: Mars and Earth. In an attempt to repair increasing tensions, the colonies of Mars send a group of young people to l
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…similar review to you. (Didn't read the subsequent ones). I wondered, like some in this thread, if it had something to do with Chinese writing styles and/or translation. BUT. I actually really loved Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang -- translated into English by the same translator as the Three Body Problem, Ken Liu! I think I could recognize some overlap in 'style' in writing between the two, like a certain literal…
on “Liu Cixin's Technologies of the Future” ↗While pretty different, this reminds me of the more recent _Vagabonds_ by Chinese author Hao Jingfang, translated to English by Ken Liu. I highly recommend it. I haven't read Red Star, so can't totally compare. But Vabagonds is also about "different society on Mars what…
on “Red Star (novel)” ↗Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang. A really enjoyable story about people on Mars and Earth after their societies and cultures diverge. Definitely felt like a new perspective to me.
on “Ask HN: Sci-fi recommendations by non-western authors?” ↗