About the publisher
New Star Press focuses on classic works, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, history, foreign literature and art, and its 602 titles in the library show a balance between popular reading and humanistic depth. Representative books include The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Illustrated Collector's Edition, And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, The Player of Games, Local Government in Qing China, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and A Collection of Fine Ukiyo-e Prints, spanning classic literature, detective fiction, science fiction, local history and visual art. Its authors and contributors include William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie and Iain M. Banks, as well as translators such as Zhu Shenghao and Su Fuzhong and illustrators such as John Gilbert and George Cruikshank. Known for the detective series Midnight Library and for social-science and humanities titles, the press emphasizes edition design and reading experience; public information is limited, so this profile highlights the publishing features reflected in the library's books.
Published (1128)
Rating 4.0★ The Transformation of Qin Law 黄中业 New Star Press · 2021 This book is a representative work by Huang Zhongye, a scholar of Qin and Han history. It examines and elaborates on the state of Qin from the perspec… Rating 4.0★ Selected Works of Soji Shimada (17-Volume Collection) Soji Shimada New Star Press · 2021 The 17-volume Selected Works of Soji Shimada is a Chinese-language e-book collection of works by the Japanese mystery writer Soji Shimada, compiled by… Rating 4.0★ Born to Obey: A Guide to Robot Malfunctions 乔纳森·斯特拉罕 / 王凌宇 New Star Press · 2021 This collection brings together 15 science fiction short stories about robots and artificial intelligence that have gained international recognition i… Rating 4.0★ The Return of Yang: Appreciating the Four Seasons in Classical Chinese Poetry 井波律子 / 郭佳佳 New Star Press · 2021 The book has two parts. Part One, "Scenes of the Four Seasons: Sharing Poetry Through the Year," follows the twelve months of the year, weaving togeth… Rating 4.0★ Vertigo Soji Shimada / 云卿 New Star Press · 2021 Mitarai Kiyoshi happens upon a mysterious manuscript that records the nightmare experiences of Tota Misaki. Nine years earlier, a robbery-murder occur… Rating 4.0★ The Elderly Living Alone 都筑响一 / 陈欣 New Star Press · 2021 The 16 elders interviewed in The Solitary Elderly upend such prejudice with their easygoing way of life. Some have lived alone for years; some have we… Rating 4.0★ The New 52 Superman, Volume 1 Georges Peres / Jesús Merino / Dan Jurgens New Star Press · 2021 This is the first volume of Superman in DC Comics' "New 52" initiative, collecting Superman issues 1 through 6. The Chinese edition was brought out by… Rating 3.9★ Fatal Carving Jeffery Deaver / 王冉 New Star Press · 2021 New York City is once again gripped by a terrifying serial killer known as the "Promiser," who targets couples in love and on the verge of holy matrim… Rating 3.9★ Biography of Yangzhou: Green Willows and Bright Moon Shining on Pearl Curtains 韦明铧 New Star Press · 2021 Listen to a piece of Guangling San, and you will believe there are truly peerless melodies; dream once of Yangzhou, and why would it take ten years? "… Rating 3.9★ Knock on the Door of the Locked Room 2 青崎有吾 / 赵婧怡 New Star Press · 2021 A locked-room murder case—yet a large hole is opened in the wall. What was the killer's aim? A young woman is killed in a park. Why has her "infallibl… Rating 3.9★ Hellstar Remina Junji Ito New Star Press · 2021 Hellstar Remina is a science-fiction horror manga by Junji Ito, complete in a single volume. The story begins when an unknown planet emerges from a "w… Rating 3.8★ Biography of Zhongshan: Xiangshan of a Thousand Years, Hometown of a Great Man Qiu Shuhong / 黄刚 New Star Press · 2021 Zhongshan: A Biography—The Thousand-Year Xiangshan, Hometown of a Great Man is one of the important volumes in the "Biographies of a Hundred Silk Road… Rating 3.8★ He Who Whispers 约翰·迪克森·卡尔 New Star Press · 2021 This book is one of the representative works in the Dr. Gideon Fell series by John Dickson Carr, the "king of the locked room," originally published i… Rating 3.8★ This Is Also Beijing 春名彻 / 蒋芳婧 New Star Press · 2021 How has the city of Beijing evolved over time? The resplendent Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven beneath blue skies, the Summer Palace where water … Rating 3.7★ Biography of Chengdu: Panda Homeland, Palace of Poetry 谭平 New Star Press · 2021 Chengdu: A Biography—Panda Homeland, Hall of Poetry is a key title in the "Biographies of a Hundred Silk Road Cities" series. Following the series' ba… Rating 3.7★ Prisoner IA 早坂吝 / 王皎娇 New Star Press · 2021 In the field of artificial intelligence, a brilliant scholar named So Kuwai is tragically consumed by a fire. He leaves his son, Tasuku Kuwai, two AIs… Rating 3.6★ Prism 神林长平 / 刘健 / Li Hao New Star Press · 2021 “I think, therefore I am.” A boy isolated and cut off by the whole world meets an angel fallen to earth; the robot TR4989DA, drawn by a little girl's … Rating 3.6★ China in the Past [日]竹内康浩 / 宋刚 New Star Press · 2021 From Former Times in China is a representative work of Chinese history by the renowned Japanese scholar Yasuhiro Takeuchi. Taking the household and fa… Rating 3.5★ People First: The Winning Formula for the Communist Party of China to Win the People's Trust and Support 阮青 New Star Press · 2021 This book is an outstanding work for in-depth study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the Communist Party… Rating 3.5★ Q&A on China: If the Road Is Right, Who Fears a Long Journey? Chen Jin New Star Press · 2021 Q&A on China: If the Path Is Right, Why Fear the Distance? is a 2020 key themed publication of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. …Frequent authors
Agatha Christie (108)Bob Budiansky (34)Kotaro Isaka (31)Soji Shimada (28)Edogawa Ranpo (23)Lawrence Block (22)Jeffery Deaver (19)Raymond Chandler (16)Mike Mignola (15)杨枫 (14)Yukito Ayatsuji (14)Lü Lingzhi (13)