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.' - Cixin Liu
from the essay 'Sci-Fi Fans' A View from the Stars features a range of short works from the
past three decades of New York Times 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.
