Hackers Empire -- Time and Space Heroes

Author: Lainuo Last
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The book "The Matrix" translated and published by China Film Press, exclusively authorized by Macmillan Publishers in the UK, is the source material for the movie "The Matrix" and its sequels, divided into three parts: "Time and Space Heroes," "Ghost," and "Shadow." The book has been hailed by the UK magazine "" as "a science fiction classic of the internet age" and "a novel that makes you worry about the future of the world." To date, it has sold nearly 100 million copies in English-speaking countries worldwide, setting a record for contemporary thrilling science fiction novels. Recently, it has been translated and published in countries around the world, including China.
The planning of the book "The Matrix" was done by the editor Xing'an of China Film Press. Xing'an believes that although the book is the source material for the movie, it leverages the strengths of written language, offering readers a more magical space for imagination. It is said that the novel's author regretted after watching the movie "The Matrix," saying that the film turned his novel into a children's cartoon and simplified his ideas. Therefore, he can only consider the movie as a distant relative of his novel.