Collected, translated and edited by Xueting Chrstine Ni, Synoptikon showcases a hugely impressive array of talent with stories by Nian Yu, Zhao HaiHong, Regina Kanyu Wang, Wang JinKang, Tang Fei, Anna Wu, Han Song, Jiang Bo, Bao Shu, A Que, Gu Shi, and Ma Boyong. Chinese sci-fi has had an incredible moment, in between mainstream movies like Shang-Chi and praised series like The problem with three bodiesand Synoptikon assumes the cloak that Ken Liu left behind his Invisible planets anthology created waves in 2018.