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Athlete-turned-author Zhao Ruirui says imagination inspires her fantasy fiction. Her second book (pictured below) is Caiyu Xia. Cui Meng / China Daily |
Olympic volleyball player Zhao Ruirui developing a new career as a popular fantasy fiction novelist
When Zhao Ruirui retired from volleyball in she surprised her family and friends by publishing the fantasy fiction novel Moshi Huanxing (Awakening the Doomsday, published by Shenzhen-based Haitian Publishing House) in March
"My elder sister wondered how come I didn't write an autobiography instead.
She thought it was strange for me to write fantasy fiction - it's just too far away from reality," Zhao recalls.
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"But I like to imagine."
With vivid prose and illustrations, the book is about fairies and guardian angels uniting to defeat evil and save the world.
Now the year-old has produced a second book, Caiyu Xia (Colored-Feather Hero), published by Beijing Lianhe Publishing House in June.
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