publishing-collaboration

This chapter provides an overview of the Jacobin series, highlighting its focus on critical analysis of politics, economics, and culture from a socialist perspective. It emphasizes the series' role in making leftist history and ideas accessible to a broader audience and notes the collaboration between Verso Books and Jacobin magazine. Additionally, it lists other titles in the series that explore various facets of leftist thought and activism.

This chapter serves as a prefatory section to 'The Redemption of Time,' providing translator notes, acknowledgments, and background information about the author Baoshu and the original creator Liu Cixin. It situates the novel within the larger Three-Body universe and expresses gratitude to contributors and supporters involved in the translation and publication process. No narrative events occur here; instead, it frames the context and collaborative effort behind the book's English edition.