# Yao Haijun

Yao Haijun (Chinese: 姚海军) is the editor-in-chief of Science Fiction World (科幻世界, SFW), the most successful Chinese science fiction magazine. Yao has been an editor at SFW since 1998 and became editor-in-chief in 2005. He has also served as the chief editor of 《世界科幻大师丛书》 ("World Science Fiction Masters Collection"), a sci-fi book series.

## Early life

Yao was born in a farm in Yichun in Heilongjiang Province. A sci-fi book borrowed from a maths teacher aroused his initial interest in sci-fi fiction. He raised money to launch a sci-fi magazine called "nebulae" (星云). The magazine serves as a fan magazine, which published book reviews and sci-fi news. The magazine put up a bridge of communication among publishers, writers and readers.

## Career at SFW

Yao was invited to work as an editor of SFW by Yang Xiao (杨潇), who was then the editor-in-chief of SFW. Yao worked as an editor from June 1998 to June 2002, an assistant chief editor from June 2002 to March 2003, associate editor from March 2003 to October 2005, and editor-in-chief from October 2005 to the present.

## World Science Fiction Masters Collection

Although the SFW has a circulation of 200,000 copies per issue, it is difficult to publish sci-fi books in China. When the delivery department worried that they will incur economic deficits, Yao persuaded them otherwise. The World Science Fiction Masters Collection proved to be a great success.

## Books Series published

Yao works as the chief editor of several book series: "Cornerstone of Chinese Science Fiction", "Popular Science Fiction of the World", "Work of World Fantasy Masters", and "World Science Fiction Masters Collection" (世界科幻大师丛书). The Three Body Problem, written by Liu Cixin is one of a set of "Cornerstone of Chinese Science Fiction". The circulation of The Three Body Problem is more than seven hundred thousand.
The following works are in the collection "World Science Fiction Masters Collection":
| Name | Translated Name | Date |
| Nightfall | 日暮 | 2003 |
| The Door into Summer | 进入盛夏之门 | 2003 |
| Ender's Game | 安德的游戏 | 2003 |
| Speaker for the Dead | 死者代言人 | 2003 |
| Solaris & K-Pax | 索拉利斯星·K星异客 | 2003 |
| Calculating God | 计算中的上帝 | 2003 |
| Starship Troopers | 星船伞兵 | 2003 |
| The Demolished Man | 被毁灭的人 | 2004 |
| A Fire Upon The Deep | 深渊上的火 | 2004 |
| Ender’s Shadow | 安德的影子 | 2004 |
| Xenocide | 外星屠异 | 2004 |
| The Collected Short Fiction of Robert Sheckley | 浪漫服务公司 | 2004 |
| Darwin's radio | 达尔文电波 | 2004 |
| Кладбище джиннов | 妖魔古墓 | 2004 |
| Golden Fleece | 金羊毛 | 2004 |
| Starplex | 星丛 | 2004 |
| The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress | 严厉的月亮 | 2004 |
| The Puppet Masters | 傀儡主人 | 2004 |
| Story of Your Life | 你一生的故事 | 2004 |
| The Warrior's Apprentice | 战争学徒 | 2004 |
| Mirror Dance | 镜舞 | 2004 |
| Memory | 记忆 | 2004 |
| A Deepness in the Sky | 天渊 | 2005 |
| The Moon Children | 月亮孩子 | 2005 |
| Citizen of the Galaxy | 银河系公民 | 2005 |
| The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 银河系漫游指南 | 2005 |
| The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | 宇宙尽头的餐馆 | 2005 |
| Double Star | 双星 | 2005 |
| The Forever War | 千年战争 | 2005 |
| Way Station | 星际驿站 | 2005 |
| 日本沈没 | 日本沉没 | 2005 |
| Dune | 沙丘 | 2006 |
| Children of Dune | 沙丘之子 | 2006 |
| Dune Messiah | 沙丘救世主 | 2006 |
| The Day Of The Triffids | 三尖树时代 | 2006 |
| Thorns | 荆棘 | 2006 |
| Childhood's End | 童年的终结 | 2006 |
| Mission of Gravity | 重力使命 | 2006 |
| パラサイト・イヴ | 寄生前夜 | 2006 |
| Diplomatic Immunity | 外交豁免权 | 2006 |
| Komarr | 科玛 | 2006 |
| Cetaganda | 西塔甘达 | 2006 |
| The Green Hills of Earth | 地球上的绿色山丘 | 2006 |
| Between Planets | 星际归途 | 2006 |
| Stranger in a Strange Land | 异乡异客 | 2006 |
| Bones of The Earth | 地球龙骨 | 2006 |
| Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | 迟暮鸟语 | 2007 |
| Forever Peace | 永远的和平 | 2007 |
| Beggars in Spain | 西班牙乞丐 | 2007 |
| Beggars and Choosers | 乞丐与选民 | 2007 |
| Beggars Ride | 乞丐的愿望 | 2007 |
| Time Enough for Love | 时间足够你爱 | 2007 |
| The Uplift War | 提升之战 | 2008 |
| Brothers in Arms | 兄弟手足 | 2008 |
| Barrayar | 贝拉亚 | 2008 |
| A Civil Campaign | 明争暗斗 | 2008 |
| Lord of Light | 光明王 | 2008 |
| The Martian Chronicles | 火星编年史 | 2008 |
| Hominids | 原始人类 | 2008 |
| 異星の人 | 异星人 | 2008 |
| So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | 拜拜，多谢你们的鱼 | 2008 |
| Mostly Harmless | 基本上无害 | 2008 |
| Life, the Universe and Everything | 生命、宇宙以及一切 | 2008 |
| Stations of The Tide | 潮汐站 | 2008 |
| The Peace War | 彩虹尽头 | 2009 |
| Hominids | 为和平而战 | 2009 |
| Marooned in Realtime | 实时放逐 | 2009 |
| The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge | 弗诺·文奇科幻小说集 | 2009 |
| Cities in Flight | 飞城 | 2009 |
| Ring World | 环形世界 | 2009 |
| This Immortal | 不朽 | 2009 |
| A Case of Conscience | 事关良心 | 2009 |
| Snow Crash | 雪崩 | 2009 |
| The Left Hand of Darkness | 黑暗的左手 | 2009 |
| The Dispossessed | 一无所有 | 2009 |
| The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky | 出卖月亮的人 | 2009 |
| Methuselah's Children | 玛士撒拉之子 | 2009 |
| The Rolling Stones | 斯通一家闯太空 | 2010 |
| プリズム | 棱镜 | 2010 |
| 神狩り | 神狩りhttp://book.douban.com/subject/4067694/ | 2010 |
| 太陽の簒奪者 | 太阳篡夺者 | 2010 |
| 廃園の天使シリーズ | 废园天使 | 2010 |
| Dying of the Light | 光逝 | 2010 |
| The Windup Girl | 发条女孩 | 2012 |
| The Algorithms for Love | 爱的算法 | 2012 |
| For a Breath I Tarry | 趁生命气息逗留 | 2010 |
| Tuf Voyaging | 图夫航行记 | 2010 |
| Blind Sight | 盲视 | 2013 |
| The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth | 脸上的门，口中的灯 | 2010 |