Joyce Chng Knihy

Unikátní antologie steampunkových povídek z jihovýchodní Asie přináší nejen čtivé příběhy, ale také nevšední propojení žánru s tamní mytologií, historií a kulturou. Poprvé se českému čtenáři představuje tucet autorů, tucet neobyčejných dobrodružství z Filipín, Vietnamu, Thajska, Indonésie a Singapuru. Legendy, tradice a technologie splývají v úžasném žánrovém mixu, který doplňuje doslov orientalisty, spisovatele a diplomata Jaroslava Olši, jr., velvyslance České republiky ve filipínské Manile, shrnující vývoj a současnost science fiction literatury v jiho­východní Asii.

It is the eve of Chinese New Year. Lanterns are hung in the shopping malls of Singapore and Yao is preparing to wake the ancient sky dragon, Shen Long, from his year-long sleep. From the moment Shen Long opens his great amber eyes and unfurls his silver-blue tail, Yao will be propelled on a magical journey through the skies of Singapore to battle the bad luck of the previous year and usher in the good. Will he succeed? Will his grandfather watch over him and protect him from harm? A beautiful story of a Chinese festival and its symbolism for Chinese communities everywhere, told from the perspective of Yao, the dragon dancer.

When war comes to your planet, everything changes.. perhaps even the meaning of family and identity. Xin inherits a vineyard on a distant planet, and moves there to build a life... but an interstellar war intervenes. Will Xin's dreams of a new life get caught in the crossfire? Xin's understanding of family and sense of self must evolve to cope with the changes brought by life on a new planet and a war that threatens everything.