A satirical fable, a political allegory and an ecological warning from the author of The Three-Body Problem.
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem - the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
So, so readable, Of Ants and Dinosaurs with the lightest and
brightest of touches, made my brain itch with its creativity and
klaxon alarm... Deceptively simple and brilliantly clever, I simply
adored it'
*LoveReading4Kids*
So begins a fluctuating symbiotic relationship that Liu develops
through knowingly disarming narrative leaps
*South China Morning Post*
An allegorical tale of the civilisation that flourished on the
Earth in the late cretaceous period... Written in a fun and
informal style... Enjoyable for adults who are looking for a
light-hearted and fast-paced read... [Cixin Liu paints] a wonderful
picture of this advanced civilisation that conquered the world in
the unimaginable past... We can all see where it's heading, after
all, there are no dinosaurs here today driving round in
building-sized cars. The ending will not come as a surprise, but
it's surprisingly poignant to see the results of the ants and
dinosaurs' continual disagreements come to a head'
*SF Crowsnest*
The narrative picks up towards the end, propelling us into the
atomic age and passages of visionary goofiness
*The Times*
[A] rather light and playful piece... Liu's sense of fun is
contagious... For younger readers, thought, it might well offer
some useful insights into that era and what caused their
grandparents to lose so much sleep back in the 1950s'
*Locus*
A comprehensive vision of civilization and its development paths.
When reading this story (or maybe more accurately: a fairy tale),
one has an overwhelming impression that you are reading about the
current situation in the world
*Paradoks*
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