张冉

Zhang Ran is a Chinese science fiction author about whom limited public information is available; his writing centers mainly on short and novella-length science fiction. Nine of his works are held in the collection, including the novella and short story collection The City Where the Wind Rises, along with pieces such as Terraforming Mars and Saving the World, and appearances in Clarkesworld: Volume Two and the four-volume collection Insect: Great Fantasists—Classic Science Fiction Stories. His science fiction often explores near-future technology, urban life and the human condition, combining imagination with a concern for reality, and has earned him a recognizable place among Chinese science fiction readers. The collection also includes social science titles such as Social Organization and Charity Organization Management, Research on Reputation Management of Chinese Social Organizations and Innovation and Practice in Behavioral Public Management, showing that his interests span both science fiction writing and the study of public administration and social organizations.