β Scribed by Cixin Liu
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
First published in Science Fiction World, July 2000.
Iβve never seen the night, nor seen a star; Iβve seen neither spring, nor fall, nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age, just as the Earthβs rotation was coming to a final halt.
The Sun is about to unleash a helium flash, threatening to swallow all terrestrial planets in the solar system. On Earth, the Unity Government has erected Earth Engines. With them it plans to propel our planet out of the solar system, setting it on a journey into outer space in search of a new sun. The Earth begins its centuries-long, wandering travels through outer space.
Just as we began our journey, my grandfather passed away, his burnt body ravaged by infection. In his final moments, he repeated over and over, βOh, Earth, my wandering Earth...β
China Galaxy Science Fiction Award of Year 2000.
Asian Literature
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Iβve never seen the night, nor seen a star; Iβve seen neither spring, nor fall, nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age, just as the Earthβs rotation was coming to a final halt. The Sun is about to unleash a helium flash, threatening to swallow all terrestrial planets in the solar syst
Iβve never seen the night, nor seen a star; Iβve seen neither spring, nor fall, nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age, just as the Earthβs rotation was coming to a final halt. The Sun is about to unleash a helium flash, threatening to swallow all terrestrial planets in the solar syst
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