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Our story is titled Catching the K-Beast is by Chen Chen, translated by Carmen Yuling-Young.

Chen Chen started her science fiction and fantasy writing career in 2006.

She is a member of China Science Writers Association, Science Literary and Art Committee, and

Shanghai Youth Literary and Arts Association.

Her short stories can usually be found in science fiction king, science fiction world,

Odyssey of China fantasy, and Shui fiction, among others.

Her works have been selected into Chinese SF years best and adapted into comics and broadcast

dramas.

Her books include a short story collection, the Prisoner of Memory, a YA novel, deep

sea bus, and a YA short story collection, sea sausage bus.

She has one two Chinese nebulas, a coordinate award, and a YA Chinese nebula.

So my dear listener, I hope you can sit back, relax, and let me tell you a story.

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