{"product_id":"the-subtle-art-of-folding-space-9781250425409","title":"The Subtle Art of Folding Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Art of Folding Space\u003c\/i\u003e is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author John Chu which channels unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum. This isn't your usual jaunt through quantum physics. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost Ancipated Books of 2026--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest New Science Fiction of 2026-- \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward To In 2026--\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2026--\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEllie's universe--and this one--is falling apart. Her ailing mother is in a coma; her sister, Chris, accuses her of being insufficiently Chinese between assassination attempts; and a shadowy cabal of engineers is trying to hijack the skunkworks, the machinery that keeps the physics of each universe working the way it's supposed to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel, Ellie's cousin, has found an illicit device in the skunkworks--one that keeps Ellie's comatose mother alive while also creating destabilizing bugs in the physics of this universe. It's not a good day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf she can confront her mother's legacy and overcome her family's generational trauma, she just might find a way to preserve the skunkworks and reconcile with her sister...but digging into her family's past is thornier than it seems, and the secrets she uncovers will force Ellie to choose between her family and the universe itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Chu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250425409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Chu is a microprocessor architect by day, a writer, translator, and podcast narrator by night. His fiction has appeared in Boston Review, Uncanny, Asimov's Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, and Tor.com among other venues. His translations have been published in Clarkesworld, The Big Book of SF and other venues. He has been a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte Awards, won the Best Short Story Hugo for \"The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere.\" and won the Best Novelette Nebula for \"If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Art of Folding Space\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Chu \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834230390941,"sku":"9781250425409","price":46.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_193b2d3b-bcb8-4adf-a6d8-ca923f28257a.jpg?v=1776146961","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-subtle-art-of-folding-space-9781250425409","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}