Liu Yang

Liu Yang (, born 1986 in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese science fiction writer and professor at Xi’an University of Technology.

Life

Liu Yang graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Beijing Normal University and then obtained a doctorate there from 2011 to 2016, which dealt with condensed matter physics. He began writing while waiting for the computation of numerical results. His first short story "Shizhen" (时振) was published in 2012. His first novel "Orphans of Mars" (火星孤儿) was published in August 2015. In the winter semester of 2018, Liu Yang joined the Center for Humanities and Sciences of the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen to devote time to lecture and research the writing of science fiction. He claimed that the most important aspect of an extraordinary science fiction novel is its core setting to be attractive. ("一部杰出的科幻小说，最重要的是其核心设定要足够吸引人。") Orphans of Mars (novel), 火星孤儿, winner of the Silver Award for Best Novel at the 10th Nebula Awards. A Perfect Doomsday (short story collection), 完美末日, published in September 2015.