This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all f...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art.Our October 2018 issue (#145) contains:Original fiction by Finbarr O'Reilly ("The Miracle Lambs of Minane"), Yilin Wang ("Sparrow"), Simone Heller ("When We Were Starless"), Anna Wu ("The Facecrafter"), Suzanne Palmer ("Thirty-Three Percent Joe").Reprints by Aliette de Boda...

This book explores how genomic data are revolutionising basic and applied invasion science. It shows how genomic technologies can reveal key drivers of biological invasions, such as hybridisation and rapid adaptation, and illustrates major breakthroughs achieved through the study of model systems. Multiple layers of variation are considered, including epigenetic variation and genetic variation, from chromosomal rearrangements to single nucleotide polymorphisms. Applied topics emphasise sta...

YAMADA’S Textbook of GastroenterologyFor over 25 years, Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology has been the most comprehensive gastroenterology reference book, combining an encyclopedic basic science approach to GI and liver disease with the latest clinical thinking, especially in diagnostic and therapeutic developments. It is universally respected across the globe.The original outstanding editorial team was led by Tadataka Yamada, MD, one of the wo...

Social Work in Mental Health Settings brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world. In so doing, it responds to a striking lack of comparative literature in the field and offers readers a timely, global perspective on this important area of practice.Combining macro-level analyses with in-depth country case studies – from Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina to China and Trinidad and Tobago – the b...

This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate change', how effective climate models are in relation to ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the evidence that climate change is responsible. The eff...

An approachable and readable translation of a classic work of Chinese literature and landmark work of non-Western fiction writing.A Tale of Two Kingdoms offers a highly readable translation of the earliest surviving novel written in the Chinese language, Wu Yue chunqiu (The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Kingdoms of Wu and Yue). Composed nearly two millennia ago and featuring some of the most famous characters in Chinese literature, this...

25 Award-winning Authors and IllustratorsBrilliant new worldsCaptivating new ideasPowerful new stories of action, adventure, and fantasyJust imagine…It’s game on, the fate of the universe is on the line—and you’re about to go all in.Saving the mammoths is in your hands—can you conjure the magic to make it happen?You’ve got a monster BFF...

In the shadows of war and history, the mirror between man and monster breaks …From the haunted hills of Roman Britain to the sewers of occupied Warsaw … in the bloodied streets of Revolutionary Paris, and the anarchy of World War II Shanghai … out of the wilds of America, India, Africa and Europe … down the long savage darkness of the centuries, monsters have fed upon us. They are shapeshifters, vampires, sorcerers and spirits—things named only in myth, and things ...

Insignia 2021: Best Asian Speculative Fiction features 10 short stories of different styles set in Asia.Written by some of our regular Insignia Stories contributors, these stories were all previously published in a variety of international indie journals, magazines and anthologies.Table of ContentsFantasy Stories:'Yen Lo Wang's Wife' by Joyce Chng'The Perfect Date' by Celestine Trinidad'Riches' by Vo...

Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Despite growing recognition of fathers’ involvement in family life, dominant narratives still marginalise men’s caring roles. Caring Fathers in the Global Context addresses a pressing gap in our shared understanding: how care is practised and experienced by men across diverse cultural, social and policy settings.Drawing on wide-ranging, international research, this timely edited collection offers a rich, comparative exploratio...

Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from our website.Now, video and audio reviews can be sent across to ...