Born in 1984, Hao Jingfang leads the new generation of Chinese science fiction writers. A physics graduate, she holds a PhD in Macro-economics and works at the China Development Research Foundation. In 2016, she became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo Award. She lives in Beijing with her husband and daughter.
Ken Liu is the winner of the Nebula, Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards. He is the author of The Grace of Kings and The Wall of Storms. He is also the translator of Cixin Liu's Hugo-winning and Nebula-nominated Three-Body Problem.