{"product_id":"9781250237408","title":"China Mountain Zhang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A first novel this good gives every reader a chance to share in the pleasure of discovery; to my mind, Ms. McHugh's achievement recalls the best work of Delany and Robinson without being in the least derivative.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmediately recognized as a groundbreaking work on its first publication in 1992, \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Hugo and Nebula Awards and won the Lambda Literary Award, the Tiptree Memorial Award, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the Second Great Depression and the American Liberation War, the US has been left as a satellite state of China. In this somewhat but not entirely regimented world, young New York construction engineer Zhang Zhongshan must find his way in a society that disapproves both of his cultural heritage and his sexual identity. Because not everyone can change the world--sometimes, the ultimate challenge is to find a way to live in it. \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e presents a macroscopic world of microscopic intensity, one of the most brilliant visions in modern science fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning Jo Walton, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong Others\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Maureen McHugh has mastered the trick of astonishing the reader with what futuristic characters take most for granted.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tor Books (Author: McHugh, Maureen,Walton, Jo)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50147538567525,"sku":"9781250237408","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_c06977aa-1506-430b-8f8d-ec2efa3ab1ce.jpg?v=1770204076","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/9781250237408","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}