Supernova Era

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

SUPERNOVA ERA

Copyright © 2004 by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin)

English translation copyright © 2019 by China Educational Publications Import & Export Corp., Ltd.

Translation by Joel Martinsen

Originally published as 超新星纪元 in 2004 by Sichuan Science & Technology Publishing House in Chengdu.

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Stephan Martiniere

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ISBN 978-1-250-30603-6 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-30604-3 (ebook)

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First Edition: October 2019