{"product_id":"china-mountain-zhang-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith her groundbreaking novel, \u003ci\u003eChina Mountain Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMaureen F. McHugh\u003c\/b\u003e established herself as one of the decade's best science fiction writers. She is the winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the \u003ci\u003eLocus \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Best First Novel, and a Hugo and Nebula Award nominee.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649947570450,"sku":"9781250237408","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93707cf3-1855-48c2-b851-8fce8e41f1cd.jpg?v=1733278257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/china-mountain-zhang-9781250237408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}