The Dark Forest

By Liu Cixin

Tor Books

The second book in the futuristic trilogy from Liu Cixin, China's most beloved science fiction author and this year's Hugo Award winner, is now available in English. In The Dark Forest, Earth faces an alien invasion. The Trisolaris have sophons, subatomic particles that allow instant access to all human information, meaning Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. So enter the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden from Earth and the Trisolaris alike. While three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, the fourth, Luo Ji, is an unambitious astronomer and sociologist who is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer the Trisolaris want dead.

Empty Hands

A Memoir: One Woman's Journey to Save Children Orphaned by AIDS in South Africa

By Sister Abegail Ntleko 

North Atlantic Books

Born into extreme poverty in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Sister Abegail Ntleko overcame tremendous obstacles to obtain an education and become a nurse, eventually becoming one of South Africa's preeminent community activists. Now 79, she has built and manages two orphanages serving hundreds of young people and has helped thousands of children and families affected by HIV. She has also adopted and fostered more than 30 children, and her latest project, the Kulungile Care Center in Underberg, has become home for her large family. Empty Hands, her memoir, will be an inspiring book to anyone who believes in the power of the human spirit to rise above suffering and find peace, joy and purpose.