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Another interesting Chinese Author is Cixin's translator Ken Liu (or Liu Ken). His Fantasy series the Dandelion Dynasty (once a trilogy but the last book had to be split into two. 3 books published thus far.)

The series has a number of interesting elements:

1. A pantheon of Gods, who elect champions. Their role is akin to the Greek pantheon, though they are very much inspired by the Chinese pantheon.

2. A bone-age technological society that tricks an advanced civilisation into thinking that they are servile, before proceeding to invade their land.

3. An ungulate or bovid with a curious utilisation of its methane chambers.

4. Scenes like that one you described in Three-Body Problem.

5. A culture with an openly nihilistic metaphysic.

6. An open defence of elitist education on the grounds of advancing social justice. (Strays into Abolition of Man territory)

7. A Maritime, as oppose to continental, setting and feel.

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