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The Rule of Raphael Galileo
- Science Fiction
- Categories:Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Language:Simplified Ch.
- Publication Place:Chinese Mainland
- Publication date:July,2023
- Pages:232
- Retail Price:42.00 CNY
- Size:（Unknown）
- Text Color:Black and white
- Words:（Unknown）
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Review
Judges' Comments from the 35th Galaxy Awards for Tan Gang:
Since his debut in 2016 with the novel The Rule of Raphael Galileo (also named Mikazuki), he has quickly risen to prominence in the science fiction literary world with his rich imagination and unique creative style. The characters in his stories often possess admirable idealism and a spirit of sacrifice, reaching readers' hearts with tragic and moving devotion. His works focus on meticulous details, crafting incredibly realistic fantasy worlds through exhaustive depiction, reading like a chronicle of a future world's customs and sights.
Recommended by the "Big Four" of Chinese Science Fiction:
"Good science fiction is what makes you stop for a few seconds on your way home from a night shift to do something you rarely did before: look up at the stars. This series represents those new stars."
—Liu Cixin (Author of The Three-Body Problem)
"They have unceremoniously taken the banner of Chinese science fiction literature from our generation and carried it on their young shoulders."
—Wang Jinkang
"I think the core of this entire series is 'alternative history fiction,' because the authors depict an imagined past, present, and future, or their infinite possibilities."
—Han Song
"In fact, if each of us had the ability to create science fiction, today would be a great time for it. The new talents are forging their own new realm."
—Wu Yan
Since his debut in 2016 with the novel The Rule of Raphael Galileo (also named Mikazuki), he has quickly risen to prominence in the science fiction literary world with his rich imagination and unique creative style. The characters in his stories often possess admirable idealism and a spirit of sacrifice, reaching readers' hearts with tragic and moving devotion. His works focus on meticulous details, crafting incredibly realistic fantasy worlds through exhaustive depiction, reading like a chronicle of a future world's customs and sights.
Recommended by the "Big Four" of Chinese Science Fiction:
"Good science fiction is what makes you stop for a few seconds on your way home from a night shift to do something you rarely did before: look up at the stars. This series represents those new stars."
—Liu Cixin (Author of The Three-Body Problem)
"They have unceremoniously taken the banner of Chinese science fiction literature from our generation and carried it on their young shoulders."
—Wang Jinkang
"I think the core of this entire series is 'alternative history fiction,' because the authors depict an imagined past, present, and future, or their infinite possibilities."
—Han Song
"In fact, if each of us had the ability to create science fiction, today would be a great time for it. The new talents are forging their own new realm."
—Wu Yan
Feature
★ Copyright sold: In Russian!
★ This is an outstanding science fiction work that evokes the icy atmosphere of “Neuromancer” and the profound sense of oppression seen in “1984”. If saving the world required a lie, would you be the first line of code in that lie, or the last to know?
★ With this debut work, author Tan Gang won the Best New Writer Award at the 2024 35th Galaxy Awards! The book also won the prestigious 2nd Morning Star Award for Best Novel and was nominated for the Best Science Fiction Film Concept award at the 8th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards.
★ This book has received highly recommended by the "Big Four" of Chinese SF, led by Liu Cixin (author of The Three-Body Problem, with global sales exceeding 30 million copies and a Netflix series adaptation).
*In Chinese SF circles, the "Galaxy Award" and "Morning Star Award" hold analogous status to the "Hugo Award" and "Nebula Award" in the English-speaking world.
***
When all is said and done, everything in the world boils down to a simple idea. Saturday and my father, they were both pure idealists. They saw the irrationality of the world under Raphael Garofalo's dominion. The knowledge control system stifled productivity, the crime prevention system gradually failed, the entire society decayed like an old man dying a slow death. And Sunday, who had the power to stop Raphael Garofalo, turned a blind eye to these facts, like someone pretending to sleep wanting to embrace an unfinished dream. The chronic ailment of all utopias is productivity, and the pioneers' painstakingly crafted Raphael Garofalo was no exception.
The rule of Raphael Galileo must be overturned. For this ideal, they built everything.
***
★ This is an outstanding science fiction work that evokes the icy atmosphere of “Neuromancer” and the profound sense of oppression seen in “1984”. If saving the world required a lie, would you be the first line of code in that lie, or the last to know?
★ With this debut work, author Tan Gang won the Best New Writer Award at the 2024 35th Galaxy Awards! The book also won the prestigious 2nd Morning Star Award for Best Novel and was nominated for the Best Science Fiction Film Concept award at the 8th Global Chinese Science Fiction Nebula Awards.
★ This book has received highly recommended by the "Big Four" of Chinese SF, led by Liu Cixin (author of The Three-Body Problem, with global sales exceeding 30 million copies and a Netflix series adaptation).
*In Chinese SF circles, the "Galaxy Award" and "Morning Star Award" hold analogous status to the "Hugo Award" and "Nebula Award" in the English-speaking world.
***
When all is said and done, everything in the world boils down to a simple idea. Saturday and my father, they were both pure idealists. They saw the irrationality of the world under Raphael Garofalo's dominion. The knowledge control system stifled productivity, the crime prevention system gradually failed, the entire society decayed like an old man dying a slow death. And Sunday, who had the power to stop Raphael Garofalo, turned a blind eye to these facts, like someone pretending to sleep wanting to embrace an unfinished dream. The chronic ailment of all utopias is productivity, and the pioneers' painstakingly crafted Raphael Garofalo was no exception.
The rule of Raphael Galileo must be overturned. For this ideal, they built everything.
***
Description
The year is 2590, and the world lies under the shadow of "Raphael Garofalo."
Raphael Garofalo—the super neural network that seized civilization after nuclear war, this unprecedented social engineering project, the crystallization of pioneer wisdom, the merciless sovereign—governs every facet of human society through chips implanted in every iris, wielding omnipresent surveillance.
Just as humanity is drowning in its embrace, seven pioneers led by the codename "Saturday" discern the system's sole flaw: an AI reliant on visual data cannot comprehend non-optical information. Using the long-forgotten Braille system, they pass the torch right under the AI's watchful eyes—an operation to overthrow its rule has begun...
Raphael Garofalo—the super neural network that seized civilization after nuclear war, this unprecedented social engineering project, the crystallization of pioneer wisdom, the merciless sovereign—governs every facet of human society through chips implanted in every iris, wielding omnipresent surveillance.
Just as humanity is drowning in its embrace, seven pioneers led by the codename "Saturday" discern the system's sole flaw: an AI reliant on visual data cannot comprehend non-optical information. Using the long-forgotten Braille system, they pass the torch right under the AI's watchful eyes—an operation to overthrow its rule has begun...
Author
Tan Gang
A game industry designer and science fiction writer. This dual identity grants his work unparalleled world-building architecture and immersive detail.
He made a stunning debut in 2016 with the novel The Rule of Raphael Galileo, for which he won the Galaxy Award for Best New Writer in 2024, the highest honor in Chinese SF. Since then, he has consistently won major Chinese-language SF awards: the Cold Lake Award in 2019 for Rainbow Rain, the Dunhuang Science Fiction Literature Award in 2021 for Yellow Sand Reflection (which was translated and published in an overseas SF magazine in 2024), and the Fantasy Award in 2023 for Iron Mirror, demonstrating stable and prolific creative prowess.
Tan Gang's writing pursues a core experience of being "elegant and sublime". His stories often focus on the transformation of human society and individual spiritual struggles within technological tides. His brushwork is delicate as a chronicle of future customs, yet his scope is grand and profound. Notably, he has over a decade of experience in cold weapon combat and is deeply influenced by Wuxia (martial arts hero) literature. This infuses his science fiction narratives, beyond intellectual speculation, with unique kinetic tension and exploration of body philosophy, forming a distinctive personal style that balances strength and grace, intellect and courage.
A game industry designer and science fiction writer. This dual identity grants his work unparalleled world-building architecture and immersive detail.
He made a stunning debut in 2016 with the novel The Rule of Raphael Galileo, for which he won the Galaxy Award for Best New Writer in 2024, the highest honor in Chinese SF. Since then, he has consistently won major Chinese-language SF awards: the Cold Lake Award in 2019 for Rainbow Rain, the Dunhuang Science Fiction Literature Award in 2021 for Yellow Sand Reflection (which was translated and published in an overseas SF magazine in 2024), and the Fantasy Award in 2023 for Iron Mirror, demonstrating stable and prolific creative prowess.
Tan Gang's writing pursues a core experience of being "elegant and sublime". His stories often focus on the transformation of human society and individual spiritual struggles within technological tides. His brushwork is delicate as a chronicle of future customs, yet his scope is grand and profound. Notably, he has over a decade of experience in cold weapon combat and is deeply influenced by Wuxia (martial arts hero) literature. This infuses his science fiction narratives, beyond intellectual speculation, with unique kinetic tension and exploration of body philosophy, forming a distinctive personal style that balances strength and grace, intellect and courage.
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