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On October 18, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention opened in Chengdu, which is a science fiction event. The author would like to introduce a new Chinese science fiction work "The End of the Universe".
In science fiction literature, the space genre has a unique place. It is not only one of the earliest fantasy resources of science fiction literature, but also represents the glory and dream of the "** era" of science fiction literature. For Chinese science fiction writers and science fiction fans, space science fiction is like a holy grail, creating Chinese's own space hero legend is the pursuit that Chinese science fiction writers have never given up, and it is also the expectation of Chinese science fiction fans.
From the 50s to the 80s of the last century, when space-themed science fiction was popular in other countries around the world, Chinese science fiction was still in the toddler stage;In the 90s, when Chinese science fiction literature gradually rose and the science fiction market became more and more prosperous, space science fiction was entering a contraction cycle around the world. Even in this adversity, Chinese science fiction people have never given up the space dream in their hearts, and constantly strive to innovate in this genre, including many excellent works.
Since entering the second decade of the 21st century, a series of good news has injected new vitality into space-themed science fiction. With the civilianization of low-earth orbit manned space technology as a breakthrough, the aerospace industry has found a new growth point in the civilian field. The breakthroughs in China's manned space and space station technology have broken the old pattern of space technology competition and injected new vitality into the cause of human space exploration. The Western film and television industry has also regained interest in the theme of space exploration, and the success of a series of new space films such as "Interstellar" and "The Martian" has given people hope for a revival of space science fiction. In this context, the publication of the "End of the Universe" trilogy once again shows the ambition of Chinese science fiction people in the theme of space exploration.
In the ** of "The End of the Universe", there is a strong yearning for the sea of stars, a romantic imagination of the wonders of the universe, a sense of family and country to resist foreign insults, and an in-depth reflection on the peaceful coexistence of different cultures and races. The story is set in the era when mankind initially entered the stage of exploration outside the asteroid belt, and starts from the contact between human civilization and the alien civilization from the Andromeda Nebula, composing a future epic in which the earth civilization grows into a cosmic race in the struggle and cooperation of the alien civilization.
This work is a work with great scientific rigor, and the content of cosmological principles and astronomical phenomena is subject to professional astronomers to provide suggestions for revision. The design of extraterrestrial life forms in this work is also quite interesting, and in a sense, these descriptions also represent the author's thinking about the possibility of human evolution in the future. In addition to the Andromedas who have the most ink, there are also artificial AI lifeforms and humans who live digitally after the consciousness is uploaded. In the third part, the author further discusses the many different forms of extraterrestrial civilizations.
In terms of character building, the work adopts the shaping technique of group portraits, focusing on a group of young soldiers belonging to the "China Future Engineering Department" in the story, and by describing the joys and sorrows of life, the personal growth they have experienced, and the dedication and sacrifice they have made in the context of the great crisis and changes in the entire human world and the entire solar system, reflecting the fate of mankind in the entire era, and also projecting the national spirit of bravery, responsibility, benevolence and dedication of the Chinese nation.
Another feature of this work is that it adopts the most advanced creative concept and is highly integrated with film and television projects. The needs of film and television adaptation have been taken into account in the creation process of this work, and related film and television projects are also advancing simultaneously.