In foreign bookstores, science fiction and fantasy novels account for basically one-tenth of the proportion, which is the most intuitive feeling to evaluate whether it is mainstream or not.

Compared with Chinese science fiction novels, there is actually quite a big difference. Foreign science fiction is relatively more focused on literary rather than storylines. For example, science fiction novels such as Frankenstein and the Rainbow of Gravity have been listed as literary works.

Domestic science fiction novels focus on stories but neglect literary nature. Perhaps it is a feature left over from martial arts novels.

Most foreign science fiction is simple and has poor imagination, but at least it is a novel with smooth writing, clear structure and complete character shaping. If it is hard science fiction, they will usually choose hard science fiction in the future carefully, so there will not be too many technical flaws.

Chinese science fiction is not short of excellent ideas, but when it comes to words, it always feels unsatisfactory. Some novels have very excellent creative ideas, but the task description is too flat, and the structure is not divided into magnitude, so that each bright spot cannot be displayed in an orderly manner.

In fact, most of the novels familiar to Chinese science fiction readers are classics that have been tested by time and reputation in Europe and the United States. Many books were written decades ago, but popular science fiction novels published in recent years are rarely well known to readers, so they create an illusion that all science fiction novels in Europe and the United States are excellent.

Of course this is not reality. European and American science fiction novels also coexist with essence and dross. Since 1980, the number of fans and publishing of science fiction novels has increased by orders of magnitude. However, at the same time, the science fiction fan circle is extremely conservative about novels and likes outdated novel forms. A considerable number of these publications are inferior and crappy.

Because at that time, novels were no longer the only form that carried the cultural trend of science fiction. TV, radio drama, and movies all entered the field of science fiction, and Western science fiction gradually became a part of mainstream culture in the natural evolution.

Now more and more science fiction novels have been adapted into movies, and the value of science fiction novels is also valued. This book, robot, has slowly appeared in the vision of more people.

Since the news broadcast, readers who like science fiction novels have also turned their attention to this science fiction novel from China, and Amazon's search volume and download volume have increased a lot.

I was so popular that the robot English version successfully ranked in the top 100 Asian Good Books List and top 50 of "Science Fiction" category list. This is simply a fantasy for a novel that has never taken the initiative to promote it.

Unintentionally, Lin Han just wanted to publish an English version to facilitate foreign readers, but he didn't even think about how much money he would make. His price on Amazon was only $499, and most other books were $12 or more.

No one promotes the development of this book, as if an invisible hand is affecting all this. After successful novels achieve success and progress, they will have an accumulation advantage and will have more opportunities to achieve greater success and progress. This is the so-called "Matthew effect".

After being seen by more readers and authors, I, the novel Robot, finally rejuvenated. As one of the classic science fiction novels on earth, it was quickly accepted and loved by people in this world.

Good books have never lacked attention. Some novels on Earth, such as science fiction novels of the Hunger Games, were also very popular. Not only did the novels sell well, but the movie box office was also very popular, becoming a movie that could win the annual box office championship in North America.

After some real big names and influential media people began to read novels, the development of B officially entered the fast lane.

A few days later, Mike Resnick took the lead in getting angry at b, "B deserves any praise. It is an extraordinary novel, and the author's smooth and natural translation is eye-catching."

As a science fiction writer who nominated the Hugo Award 28 times and won 5 of them, Mike Resnick also won 11 Nebula Award nominations and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Science Fiction Novels, the "Skylark Award", his words opened the curtain of praise.

The famous Israeli science fiction writer Raventidal also expressed his opinion, "The thorough rhythm is not too much to use this word for this book."

This comment was not posted online, but was posted in the five-star review after Amazon purchased the book. It was flipped out by sharp-eyed readers and then pushed to the top.

David Bryn, a famous American science fiction writer, future scholar, physicist with a PhD in space science, also rarely posted a book review on social media: "The author elaborates on the development history of robots in detail, making us realize the real problem of artificial intelligence. Can three robots be used to spend several centuries safely? nn tells us that no matter how good the law is, there are loopholes. In addition, such a smooth translation surprised me. This is a poisonous substance for any reader with sincere passion for science fiction."

David Brin’s long list of titles can help him understand his position in the hearts of Americans. He won the Hugo Award four times and was good at describing various strange alien civilizations. David’s praise made readers excited.

Matt Mason, head of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, expressed his shock on Twitter, "God, I have never read such a wonderful robot novel. It seems to exist, and those three are very instructive to our robots and artificial intelligence research. In the future, I will let every staff member of the laboratory and every student in my school read this book, which is great!"

As synonymous with top technology in the world, MIT has always been a pioneering leader in high-tech and advanced research. However, the head of such a high-end laboratory actually said that a science fiction novel is of reference significance for their research, which almost shocked everyone.

At the same time, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley also explained it in his class. For this novel, he even assigned the reading notes to more than 50 students as after-class homework.

Whether it is science fiction writers or real scientists, they are almost all attracted by this novel. This is the charm of top science fiction novels.

Even though it was decades later than the time it appeared on Earth, I, the charm of robots, has not diminished at all, making so many people crazy.

Maybe it is not the most popular novel, but as long as it is the best science fiction novel in history, it will almost appear on the shortlist.

To this end, the online version of the Serious Newspaper Washington Post also published a book review written by physicist Johnny Dyson. Why should we read this novel!

The Los Angeles Times followed closely, with their special commentator Phelps publishing a column: Why is a science fiction novel from China best sold in the world?

The Chicago Sun is not to be outdone, and writes the title simply and clearly: The novel you should read this week, I, Robot
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