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> science Literature which first came out in 1979, continued to publish during the campaign against spiritual pollution and continues to this day under the name
by est 8y ago
> science Literature which first came out in 1979, continued to publish during the campaign against spiritual pollution and continues to this day under the name of Science Fiction World.
Here are some interesting trivia about Science Fiction World
- Nearly all of Liu Cixin's work was first published on this magazine
- The publisher was located in Chengdu, Sichuan, it's an official member of Sichuan Science Society, which is under direct control of Communist Party Sichuan Committee.
- One of the chief editor of SFW, A-Lai[1], who is a Tibetan, also a very established award-winning writer. His most famous work is about the conflict in feudal serfdom Tibet in the 20s century. A very interesting novel.
- SFW was once considered the largest science fiction magazine published by volume. In 2010 there was an online campaign from its staff requesting step down of Party appointed president & chief editor, LiChang.
- LiChang was also responsible for opening another magazine lineup, the famous Magic Fantasy World. Because of the LotR and Harry Potter influence. The magazine was discontinued in 2013.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_(author) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_(author)