Cixin Liu's The Butterfly

A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology – George R.R. MartinWildly imaginative, really interesting… The scope of it was immense’ – Barack ObamaA milestone in Chinese science fiction * New York Times *A marvellous mélange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters… Exhilarating, mind-stretching’ * TLS *China’s answer to Arthur C. Clarke * New Yorker *Refreshing * SF Crowsnest *The full possibilities of the graphic-novel format are utilised through a mix of panel styles, including some beautiful full double spreads and an unforgettable single-panel four-page foldout centrepiece * ParSec Magazine *

Dan Panosian is an American comic book artist. He has worked for Marvel, Image, Dark Horse and DreamWorks, among others, with notable credits including Thor, The Uncanny X-Men, Captain America, Wolverine and Arkham Knight. Being a descendant of survivors from the Armenian genocide, Panosian also contributed to a graphic novel about the Armenian genocide called Operation Nemesis: A Story of Genocide & Revenge.

Cixin Liu is China’s #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.