About the author

He Xi is an author mainly engaged in science fiction writing, though public information about the person remains very limited, with no confirmed records of birth and death dates, nationality, or educational background. Five works by He Xi are included in the collection: Tian Nian, Interstellar Navigation: Selected Chinese Science Fiction, Parallel Worlds (Insect · Science Fiction China), Terraforming Mars, and Imagination Is the Eye of the Soul. Their themes range from cosmic-scale time and civilization to interstellar travel, ideas of parallel worlds, and the transformation of Mars. These works suggest that He Xi's writing emphasizes the combination of scientific speculation and imagination, often using grand cosmic settings to explore the human condition and future possibilities, with both readability and a reflective quality. Classified as science fiction, the works are known among Chinese science fiction readers and have appeared in science fiction anthologies, indicating recognition from editors and readers.

Written (9)

A Natural Lifespan cover
Rating 4.2
A Natural Lifespan 何夕 Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 This is a history of the universe that humanity is about to encounter and sink into; it is a super-catastrophe irresistible on both temporal and spati…
Stars in Navigation: Selected Chinese Science Fiction cover
Rating 4.2
Stars in Navigation: Selected Chinese Science Fiction Wang Jinkang / 何夕 / Han Song / Jiang Bo Sichuan University Press · 2025 This collection brings together multiple Chinese science fiction works shortlisted for the Hugo Awards in 2023 and 2024. It includes classic pieces by…
Imagination Is the Eye of the Soul cover
Rating 3.9
Imagination Is the Eye of the Soul Liu Cixin / 何夕 / 拉兹 Sichuan Science and Technology Press · 2025 The fifteen outstanding science fiction stories in this book are all winners of the Galaxy Award, China's highest honor for science fiction. The autho…
Parallel World (Bug · Science Fiction China) cover
Rating 4.1
Parallel World (Bug · Science Fiction China) 何夕 Beijing Institute of Technology Press · 2022 This is the fourth volume, the "Hyperdimension" volume, of the hardcover "Bug · Science Fiction China" series, titled Parallel Worlds. The authors inc…
Terraforming Mars cover
Rating 4.0
Terraforming Mars Wang Jinkang / 何夕 / 张冉 Volumes Publishing Company · 2022 Wang Jinkang and He Xi are leading representatives of China's "Big Three" of science fiction, while Zhang Ran represents the new generation of Chinese…
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Rating 3.6
Bug: The 2.5th World War Liu Cixin / Wang Jinkang / Han Song / 张冉 / 索何夫 / 陈虹羽 / 何夕 / 夏笳 Beijing Institute of Technology Press · 2015 Bug: The 2.5th World War is the second season of the "Bug" science fiction MOOK series launched by Beijing Institute of Technology Press in August 201…
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Rating 3.5
The Year of the Beast 何夕 Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2015 The Year of the Beast is He Xi's first novel, published in 2015 jointly by Science Fiction World and Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House as pa…
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Rating 3.4
Bugs: The World of Bugs Liu Cixin / Wang Jinkang / 何夕 / Han Song / 吴岩 / 夏笳 / 刘维佳 / 索何夫 / Yan Leisheng Beijing Institute of Technology Press · 2015 Bugs: The World of Bugs is the first issue of the "Bugs" science-fiction MOOK series from Beijing Institute of Technology Press, subtitled "We Are Jus…
The Complete Science Fiction of He Xi cover
The Complete Science Fiction of He Xi 何夕 The Complete Science Fiction of He Xi is an unofficial compilation ebook circulating online; it is not a definitive edition formally published and dis…

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Volumes Publishing CompanyBeijing Institute of Technology PressSichuan University PressSichuan Literature and Art Publishing HouseSichuan Science and Technology Press