Yao Haijun

Yao Haijun is the editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World (科幻世界, SFW), the most successful Chinese science fiction magazine. Yao has been an editor at SFW since 1998 and became editor-in-chief in 2005. He has also served as the chief editor of 《世界科幻大师丛书》 ("World Science Fiction Masters Collection"), a sci-fi book series.

October 2024, he was arrested for corruption.

Early life Yao was born in a farm in Yichun in Heilongjiang Province. A sci-fi book borrowed from a maths teacher aroused his initial interest in sci-fi fiction. He raised money to launch a sci-fi magazine called "nebulae" . The magazine serves as a fan magazine, which published book reviews and sci-fi news. The magazine put up a bridge of communication among publishers, writers and readers.

Career at SFW Yao was invited to work as an editor of SFW by Yang Xiao , who was then the editor-in-chief of SFW. Yao worked as an editor from June 1998 to June 2002, an assistant chief editor from June 2002 to March 2003, associate editor from March 2003 to October 2005, and editor-in-chief from October 2005 to the present. October 2024, he was arrested for corruption.

World Science Fiction Masters Collection Although the SFW has a circulation of 200,000 copies per issue, it is difficult to publish sci-fi books in China. When the delivery department worried that they will incur economic deficits, Yao persuaded them otherwise. The World Science Fiction Masters Collection proved to be a great success.

Books series published Yao works as the chief editor of several book series: "Cornerstone of Chinese Science Fiction", "Popular Science Fiction of the World", "Work of World Fantasy Masters", and "World Science Fiction Masters Collection" (世界科幻大师丛书). The Three Body Problem, written by Liu Cixin is one of a set of "Cornerstone of Chinese Science Fiction". The circulation of The Three Body Problem is more than seven hundred thousand.

The following works are in the collection "World Science Fiction Masters Collection":

Name Translated Name Date Nightfall 日暮 2003 The Door into Summer 进入盛夏之门 2003 Ender's Game 安德的游戏 2003 Speaker for the Dead 死者代言人 2003 Solaris & K-Pax 索拉利斯星·K星异客 2003 Calculating God 计算中的上帝 2003 Starship Troopers 星船伞兵 2003 The Demolished Man 被毁灭的人 2004 A Fire Upon The Deep 深渊上的火 2004 Ender’s Shadow 安德的影子 2004 Xenocide 外星屠异 2004 The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley 浪漫服务公司 2004 Darwin's radio 达尔文电波 2004 Кладбище джиннов 妖魔古墓 2004 Golden Fleece 金羊毛 2004 Starplex 星丛 2004 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 严厉的月亮 2004 The Puppet Masters 傀儡主人 2004 Story of Your Life 你一生的故事 2004 The Warrior's Apprentice 战争学徒 2004 Mirror Dance 镜舞 2004 Memory 记忆 2004 A Deepness in the Sky 天渊 2005 Citizen of the Galaxy 银河系公民 2005 The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 银河系漫游指南 2005 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 宇宙尽头的餐馆 2005 Double Star 双星 2005 The Forever War 千年战争 2005 Way Station 星际驿站 2005 日本沈没 日本沉没 2005 Dune 沙丘 2006 Children of Dune 沙丘之子 2006 Dune Messiah 沙丘救世主 2006 The Day Of The Triffids 三尖树时代 2006 Thorns 荆棘 2006 Childhood's End 童年的终结 2006 Mission of Gravity 重力使命 2006 パラサイト・イヴ 寄生前夜 2006 Diplomatic Immunity 外交豁免权 2006 Komarr 科玛 2006 Cetaganda 西塔甘达 2006 The Green Hills of Earth 地球上的绿色山丘 2006 Between Planets 星际归途 2006 Stranger in a Strange Land 异乡异客 2006 Bones of The Earth 地球龙骨 2006 Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 迟暮鸟语 2007 Forever Peace 永远的和平 2007 Beggars in Spain 西班牙乞丐 2007 Beggars and Choosers 乞丐与选民 2007 Beggars Ride 乞丐的愿望 2007 Time Enough for Love 时间足够你爱 2007 The Uplift War 提升之战 2008 Brothers in Arms 兄弟手足 2008 Barrayar 贝拉亚 2008 A Civil Campaign 明争暗斗 2008 Lord of Light 光明王 2008 The Martian Chronicles 火星编年史 2008 Hominids 原始人类 2008 異星の人 异星人 2008 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 拜拜，多谢你们的鱼 2008 Mostly Harmless 基本上无害 2008 Life, the Universe and Everything 生命、宇宙以及一切 2008 Stations of The Tide 潮汐站 2008 The Peace War 彩虹尽头 2009 Hominids 为和平而战 2009 Marooned in Realtime 实时放逐 2009 The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge 弗诺·文奇科幻小说集 2009 Cities in Flight 飞城 2009 Ring World 环形世界 2009 This Immortal 不朽 2009 A Case of Conscience 事关良心 2009 Snow Crash 雪崩 2009 The Left Hand of Darkness 黑暗的左手 2009 The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky 出卖月亮的人 2009 Methuselah's Children 玛士撒拉之子 2009 The Rolling Stones 斯通一家闯太空 2010 プリズム 棱镜 2010 神狩り 神狩りhttp://book.douban.com/subject/4067694/ 2010 廃園の天使シリーズ 废园天使 2010 Dying of the Light 光逝 2010 The Windup Girl 发条女孩 2012 The Algorithms for Love 爱的算法 2012 For a Breath I Tarry 趁生命气息逗留 2010 Tuf Voyaging 图夫航行记 2010 Blind Sight 盲视 2013 The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth 脸上的门，口中的灯 2010