First contact

The only Chinese sci-fi book published in the United States is landing out-of-this-world acclaim. Xing Yi reports.

As earthlings broadcast signals to other planets in hopes of contacting extraterrestrial life, Chinese science-fiction writer Liu Cixin has made first contact with the English-speaking world with his Three-Body trilogy - and the response has been positive.

The first installment of the series landed in the United States on Nov 11 as the only Chinese sci-fi book published in the country, which is the planet's biggest sci-fi market.