Red Stone
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Summary
It ignites war, and it saves lives.
It is a regular icosahedral stone, yet it is the key to a lost civilization.
The red stone appears by chance on the remote planet Higgs, and powerful alien forces follow close behind. Matt and Lantis were both born in the underground city and grew up together, yet their fates could not be more different. When Matt and the red stone meet by chance, their destinies cross once more…
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Devoted hard SF fans who value rigorous worldbuilding and scientific logic
- Readers interested in cosmology and physics who enjoy contemplating the ethics of technology while reading
- Readers who appreciate grand narratives and civilizational epics and can immerse themselves in complex worldviews
- Loyal readers of Jiang Bo's or Yao Haijun's previous works, hoping to see stylistic continuity and breakthrough
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking light entertainment and fast-paced plotting who lack patience for technical detail
- Readers drawn to soft SF or social allegory who find hard tech descriptions tedious
Reading tips
- While reading, pay attention to the gradual revelation of the red stone's physical properties—this is the key thread for understanding the book's conflicts and themes
- The book involves many scientific concepts, but no specialized knowledge is required; a curious and exploratory mindset is enough to enjoy the reading
- In the later chapters concerning civilizational choice, it is advisable to slow down and reflect on the philosophical metaphors behind them
About the publisher
Sichuan Science and Technology Press features science and technology, popular science, and science fiction publishing, while also covering agricultural technology and medical and health books. In science fiction, the press has continued to release works by Liu Cixin, including The Wandering Earth: Selected Short Stories of Liu Cixin, boxed sets of Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction classics, and masterworks such as Ringworld, Snow Crash, and Minus Zero, organized into series including the Chinese Science Fiction Cornerstone Series and the World Science Fiction Masters Series. In popular science, classics such as George Gamow's One Two Three... Infinity reflect its orientation toward public science communication. Its author resources in the library include Liu Cixin, Yao Haijun, and Cheng Xi, among other science fiction and popular science editors and translators; the library contains 190 titles, classified mainly as popular science, science fiction, quality fiction, and foreign literature. Public information is limited, and the above is summarized only from the library's titles and existing profile.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 写在“基石”之前
- 引子 星辰如海
- 序章 百年不遇
- 第一章 稽查队员
- 第二章 飞影无踪
- 第三章 星际传说
- 第四章 地下通道
- 第五章 生死攸关
- 第六章 黑白两道
- 第七章 意外重逢
- 第八章 天上都市
- 第九章 风云突变
- 第十章 真理信徒
- 第十一章 盗亦有道
- 第十二章 各路盟友
- 第十三章 艰难时刻
- 第十四章 红石奇迹
- 第十五章 临机决断
- 第十六章 危机重重
- 第十七章 罪孽深重
- 第十八章 鱼死网破
- 第十九章 真空魅影
- 第二十章 谋事在人
- 第二十一章 天空惊魂
- 尾声 星海茫茫
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About the author
Jiang Bo, born in 1978, is a Chinese science fiction writer and holds a master's degree in microelectronics from Tsinghua University. He published his debut story "The Last Game" in 2003 and has continued writing since; 18 of his works are included in the library's collection. His representative works include Shiva's Dance: Selected Science Fiction by Jiang Bo, Absolute Diagnosis: A Collection of Jiang Bo's Short and Novelette Science Fiction, the Heart of the Galaxy trilogy, and The Soul of Machines, and he also contributed to the anthology Stars in Transit: Selected Chinese Science Fiction. His writing often centers on space exploration, artificial intelligence, and future technology, combining solid scientific reasoning with humanistic concern. He has won the Galaxy Award and the Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Award multiple times. His short story "Transmigration" was adapted into the film The Soul, giving his work broad influence among science fiction readers.
Yao Haijun, born in May 1966 in Yichun, Heilongjiang, is a Chinese science fiction publisher. In 1986 he founded the fanzine Xingyun (Nebula), and in 1998 he joined the magazine Science Fiction World, where he served successively as editor, editor-in-chief, and deputy editor-in-chief. In his publishing work, he planned the science fiction book project “Vision Project” and edited multiple series; he is also known as the discoverer and an important promoter of The Three-Body Problem. His catalog includes 39 titles, spanning science fiction and fine fiction, with representative works such as The Wandering Earth: Selected Short Stories of Liu Cixin, The Star Maker, the Ringworld collection, The City and the Stars, and Dragon’s Egg, as well as edited series including the “Rogue João” trilogy and the World Science Fiction Masters series. As an editor and series editor, his work centers on introducing and promoting science fiction literature, and he has had a sustained influence on Chinese-language science fiction publishing.
