Chi Hui

An anthology of unsettling tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the very first time. Fourteen dazzling horror stories delve deep into the psyche of modern China in this new anthology curated by acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting C. Ni, editor and translator of the British Fantasy Award-winning Sinopticon. From the menacing vision of a red umbrella, to the ominous atmosphere of the Laughing Mountain; from the waking dream of virtual working to the sinister games of the locked room… this is a fascinating insight into the spine-chilling voices working within China today – a long way from the traditional expectations of hopping vampires and hanging ghosts. This ground-breaking collection features both well-known names and bold upcoming writers, including: Hong Niangzi, Fan Zhou, Chu Xidao, She Cong Ge, Chuan Ge, Goodnight, Xiaoqing, Zhou Dedong, Nanpai Sanshu, Yimei Tangguo, Chi Hui, Zhou Haohui, Su Min, Cai Jun, and Gu Shi.

The landmark anthology series of international speculative fiction returns with volume 5 of The Apex Book of World SF. Cris Jurado joins series editor Lavie Tidhar to highlight the best speculative fiction from around the world. Cyberpunk from Spain, Singapore and Japan; mythology from Venezuela, Korea and First Nations; stories of the dead from Zimbabwe and Egypt, and space wonders from India, Germany and Bolivia. And much more. The fifth volume of the ground-breaking World SF anthology series reveals once more the uniquely international dimension of speculative fiction." Important to the future of not only international authors, but the entire SF community."-Strange Horizons"The Apex Book of World SF series is an excellent primer for any sci-fi reader trying to understand the field's global reach."-The GuardianFeaturing: Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Singapore) - "A Series of Steaks"Da na Chaviano (Cuba, translated by Matthew D. Goodwin) - "Accursed Lineage"Darcie Little Badger (USA/Lipan Apache) - "Nk sht "T. L. Huchu (Zimbabwe) - "Ghostalker"Taiyo Fujii (Japan, translated by Jim Hubbert) - "Violation of the TrueNet Security Act"Vandana Singh (India) - "Ambiguity Machines: An Examination"Basma Abdel Aziz (Egypt, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette) - "Scenes from the Life of an Autocrat"Liliana Colanzi (Bolivia, translated by Jessica Sequeira) - "Our Dead World"Bo-young Kim (South Korea, translated by Jihyun Park & Gord Sellar) - "An Evolutionary Myth"Israel Alonso (Spain, translated by Steve Redwood) - "You Will See the Moon Rise"Sara Saab (Lebanon) - "The Barrette Girls"Chi Hui (China, translated by John Chu) - "The Calculations of Artificials"Ana Hurtado (Venezuela) - "El C ndor del Mach ngara"Karla Schmidt (Germany, translated by Lara M. Harmon) - "Alone, on the Wind"Eliza Victoria (Philippines) - "The Seventh"Tochi Onyebuchi (Nigeria/USA) - "Screamers"R. S. A. Garcia (Trinidad and Tobago) - "The Bois"Giovanni De Feo (Italy) - "Ugo"