{"product_id":"9780765389312","title":"Waste Tide","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Chen Qiufan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Chen Qiufan's \u003ci\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking vision of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Ken Liu, who brought Cixin Liu's Hugo Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Three Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e to English-speaking readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMimi is drowning in the world's trash. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s a waste worker on Silicon Isle, where electronics -- from cell phones and laptops to bots and bionic limbs — are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to a toxic end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of steady work and a better life. They're the lifeblood of the island’s economy, but are at the mercy of those in power. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these forces collide, a war erupts -- between the rich and the poor; between tradition and modern ambition; between humanity’s past and its future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMimi, and others like her, must decide if they will remain pawns in this war or change the rules of the game altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul as well as brain. \u003cb\u003eChen Qiufan is an astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting\u003c\/b\u003e.\" – \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul as well as brain. Chen Qiufan is \u003cb\u003ean astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting\u003c\/b\u003e.\" – David Mitchell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Bone Clocks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThrilling...fresh\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eSomething startlingly new\u003c\/b\u003e...  an action-packed story that's full of moral complexity. \u003cb\u003eThis is the futuristic vision that everybody needs right now\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Charlie Jane Anders, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Birds in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe pinnacle of near-future science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Cixin Liu, Hugo Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Three Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chen weaves \u003cb\u003ea stunning tale\u003c\/b\u003e of greed and deftly exposes all the hidden contours of the human heart.\" —Maggie Shen King, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Excess Male\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with wonderful invention, compelling characters and a whirlpool of story, \u003ci\u003eWaste Tide\u003c\/i\u003e is an \u003cb\u003eurgently-needed, thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e wild ride of a novel. I couldn’t put it down.” – Lavie Tidhar, author of \u003ci\u003eCentral Station\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Viscerally gripping action... sheer excellence.\"\u003c\/b\u003e  —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eAlready an award winner in China, this book is likely to draw comparisons to Cixin Liu's \u003ci\u003eThe Three Body Problem\u003c\/i\u003e and Kim Stanley Robinson's \u003ci\u003eNew York 2140\u003c\/i\u003e and is a provocative addition to the growing corpus of Chinese speculative fiction and near-future and realist sf as a whole.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  “A \u003cb\u003ecomplex and provocative \u003c\/b\u003eexploration of the interactions among social class, corporate ambition, cultural identity, environmentalism, and human potential, with enough buzzy ideas to power a couple of novels, and enough violent melodrama to keep the reader plummeting along.” —Gary K. Wolfe for \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003esci-fi blockbuster with mob bosses, robots and a powerful virus\u003c\/b\u003e...downright prescient\" —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness  \u003c\/i\u003e    .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A chilling sci-fi novel about class war and trash in near-future China, and the people the world’s economy leaves behind... Pressingly relevant.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed Locus Awards - Nominee (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765389312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708925292750,"sku":"9780765389312","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_bc42a783-4c67-484f-bf08-0dfb3da0657c.jpg?v=1640668851","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765389312","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}