An imaginative short story collection from the author of the bestseller The Three-Body Problem. Liu Ch'sin, China's best-known science fiction author, captivated the world with his extensive trilogy Remembering the Earth, but his short story work is no less captivating and interesting. In these stories about the death of the sun, alien civilizations or time and space travel, readers will find thought-provoking meditations on technology and art, the contrasts of vastness and microcosm of worlds, but also on the endless struggle between life and death. Each of these short stories seems to capture in a nutshell Liou's compassionate understanding of humanity and deep reflection on human nature. Together, they serve as a wonderful and inspiring feast for the imagination.