A View from the Stars is a collection of six science-fiction short stories and thirteen essays by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, published by Head of Zeus in April 2024 and by Tor Books in May 2024.
[2][3] Paul Di Filippo wrote in the Locus Magazine, that "this collection does not exist at quite the same summit as his previous one [To Hold Up the Sky]" since the stories "amuse, but do not represent the heights of his writing, save perhaps for the final one."
He adds that "once more, the bevy of deft translators earn our loudest applause" and concludes: "As with the work of Stanislaw Lem and the Strugatsky Brothers, Cixin Liu’s writings offer a rich and deep SF-centric worldview whose exoticisms are precisely balanced by the universal commonalities which all SF readers and writers share across the globe.
"[5] Kirkus Reviews wrote, that the collection "offers up a palatable blend of speculative science fiction and insightful articles on the genre’s past and future".
Especially the essay "Thirty Years of Making Magic out of Ordinariness" is "filled with so much insight into the genre, should be recommended reading for all aspiring science fiction writers."