Suo Hefu was born at a uranium research institute in Sichuan province, and currently lives in Nanjing. He studied for his master's in Central Asian history in Urumqi, Xinjiang province. In addition to writing, he enjoys historical research—particularly military history—and chess. He's had nearly thirty short stories and novellas published, including "Return the Soul" and "The Cell" in Science Fiction World, China's premier science fiction magazine. He also writes popular science articles and literary criticism.

Andy Dudak is a writer and translator of science fiction. His original stories have appeared in Analog, Apex, Clarkesworld, Daily Science Fiction, Interzone, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Rich Horton's Year's Best, and elsewhere. He's translated twelve stories for Clarkesworld, and a novel by Liu Cixin, among other things. In his spare time he likes to binge-watch peak television and eat Hui Muslim style cold sesame noodles.