Fe2O3 Planet's Feather

Author: Chi Lü
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Awarded the Excellence Award in the First Global Chinese Youth Writing Competition. Tames the savage girlfriend from an alien planet. A love story of unrequited love and madness, until the planet falls. This work skillfully blends reality and science fiction, effortlessly drawing readers into another world in outer space. In its vivid portrayal of life on this planet, it introduces almost unrealistic elements with uplifting effect, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. The critique of war, the longing for nature, the attachment to friendship, and the understanding and experience of love endow the work with a three-dimensional emotional space beyond its age. The imagination is extraordinary, and the emotions are sincere. Especially the questioning of war gives the work a weight beyond its age. The structure is rigorous, showing a unique and ingenious conception. The compelling suspense sets the pace for the plot development, also stimulating the readers' nerves. In the language labyrinth set by the author, not only can readers enjoy the reading, but it also evokes a yearning for youth. The emergence of this work marks that the generation born in the 1980s has begun to focus on the world beyond emotions—nature, society, war, and the universe.
This is a science fiction novel. A group of interstellar warriors living on the planet Unming, do their utmost to defend this strategic fortress, loyal and selfless, even sacrificing their own lives. On this planet where only "dusk" can be seen, other life forms cannot survive, and the atmosphere is shrouded in the shadows of war every day. The warriors are in a state of war defense day after day, and are ultimately betrayed by intrigue, staining Unming with blood. The female protagonist is raised by a coach since childhood and gradually realizes that she has developed a feeling for her coach that is both like a brother and like a father, and even somewhat like a lover. The novel is filled with a sense of helplessness toward the loss of companions' lives and a longing for the lives of flowers and birds, which is actually a critique of war and a yearning for peace.
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