Singapore – The Black Tides of Heaven
I was expecting a light story about teenagers, in a technological world based on Singapore. Instead I got a story about family, war, and class struggle, in a world, different from all the other magical worlds I had read until now.
Malaysia – Cyberpunk: Malaysia
There are a lot of things I didn’t know about Malaysia. I didn’t know, for example, that it has a pretty thriving geek community which in 2015 produced an anthology called Cyberpunk: Malaysia.
China – The Three-Body Problem
The Cultural Revolution was a brutal period in Chinese history. No one was safe during this period. Anyone who showed any signs of independent thinking was a legitimate target.
South Korea – Familiar Things
Seoul is a city where ancient temples and new skyscrapers intersect – to create a lot of garbage. All this garbage has to go somewhere, and in Seoul that somewhere is landfills.
South Korea – Solo Leveling
You cannot visit East Asia and not read a web novel. I’m sorry you just can’t.
Japan – Biogenesis
In 2005 the Japanese Archipelago was designated a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International. The islands are home to thousands of unique species.