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Ken Liu

Author of The Grace of Kings

113+ Works 6,107 Members 278 Reviews 9 Favorited

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Series

Works by Ken Liu

The Grace of Kings (2015) 1,741 copies
The Wall of Storms (2016) 533 copies
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (2020) — Author — 410 copies
Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation (2019) — Editor; Translator — 346 copies
The Veiled Throne (2021) 222 copies
Speaking Bones (2022) 136 copies
The Cleaners (2020) 60 copies
The Regular (2017) 14 copies
The Armies of Those I Love (2021) 11 copies
All The Flavors (2012) 11 copies
Jardins de Poussiere (2019) 11 copies
The Algorithms for Love (2004) 9 copies
Vagabonds 9 copies
Forever Magazine Issue 1 (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
Simulacrum 7 copies
The Plague 7 copies
Seven Birthdays (2016) 6 copies
Memories of My Mother {short fiction} (2012) — Author — 6 copies
The Message 4 copies
The People of Pele (2012) 3 copies
State Change 2 copies
The Countable (2011) 2 copies
Maxwell's Demon 2 copies
The Litigatrix 2 copies
The Waves 2 copies
Call Girl 1 copy
Idols 1 copy
Real Faces 1 copy
Arc 1 copy
Shanghai Interiors (2008) 1 copy
Gossamer 1 copy

Associated Works

The Three-Body Problem (2008) — Translator, some editions — 7,977 copies
Death's End (2010) — Translator, some editions — 2,607 copies
Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories (2011) — Contributor, some editions — 498 copies
Waste Tide (2013) — Translator, some editions — 303 copies
Vagabonds (2016) — Translator, some editions — 274 copies
The End Is Nigh (2014) — Contributor — 268 copies
The Book of Swords (2017) — Contributor — 251 copies
Press Start to Play (2015) — Contributor — 247 copies
Year's Best SF 10 (2005) — Contributor — 228 copies
Robots vs Fairies (2018) — Contributor — 222 copies
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold (2016) — Contributor — 209 copies
The Book of Dragons: An Anthology (2020) — Contributor — 203 copies
The Redemption of Time (2018) — Translator, some editions — 202 copies
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction (2013) — Contributor — 179 copies
The Future is Japanese (2012) — Contributor — 167 copies
Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy (2008) — Translator, some editions — 162 copies
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices (2021) — Contributor — 158 copies
Dead Man's Hand (2014) — Contributor — 157 copies
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014 Edition (2015) — Contributor — 153 copies
The End Is Now (2014) — Contributor — 146 copies
Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond (2013) — Contributor — 146 copies
Lightspeed: Year One (2011) — Contributor — 137 copies
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six (2012) — Contributor, some editions — 136 copies
Diverse Energies (2012) — Contributor — 133 copies
Year's Best SF 17 (2012) — Contributor — 126 copies
Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction (2018) — Contributor — 123 copies
The End Has Come (2015) — Contributor — 123 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 115 copies
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 2 (2017) — Contributor — 99 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 (2016) — Contributor — 97 copies
The Other Half of the Sky (2013) — Contributor — 95 copies
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore (2017) — Contributor — 93 copies
Year's Best SF 18 (2013) — Contributor — 92 copies
Warrior Women (2015) — Contributor — 91 copies
Unidentified Funny Objects (1880) — Contributor — 89 copies
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (2021) — Contributor — 89 copies
The Apex Book of World SF 3 (2014) — Translator, some editions — 84 copies
Drowned Worlds (2016) — Contributor — 84 copies
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse (2019) — Contributor — 82 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2014 Edition (2014) — Contributor — 79 copies
Upgraded (2014) — Contributor — 77 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 73 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2015 Edition (2015) — Contributor — 72 copies
Time Travel: Recent Trips (2014) — Contributor — 71 copies
War Stories: New Military Science Fiction (2014) — Contributor — 71 copies
Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology (2020) — Contributor — 66 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 (2016) — Contributor — 63 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2013 Edition (2013) — Contributor — 61 copies
Bridging Infinity (1783) — Contributor — 61 copies
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures (2014) — Contributor — 58 copies
Made To Order: Robots and Revolution (2020) — Contributor — 58 copies
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume XIX (2003) — Contributor — 55 copies
Mythic Journeys: Retold Myths and Legends (2019) — Contributor — 54 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015 (2015) — Translator — 53 copies
Not One of Us: Stories of Aliens on Earth (2018) — Contributor — 53 copies
Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1 (2016) — Contributor — 51 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4 (2019) — Contributor — 50 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 50 copies
Steampunk World (2014) — Contributor — 45 copies
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (2021) — Contributor — 44 copies
The Weight of Memories (2016) — Translator, some editions — 43 copies
Twelve Tomorrows (2018) — Contributor — 41 copies
Solaris Rising 3: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (2014) — Contributor — 40 copies
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 6 (2021) — Contributor — 40 copies
Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of Place (2016) — Contributor — 39 copies
The Maiden Thief (2016) — Translator, some editions — 39 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 (2017) — Contributor — 39 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 100 (January 2015) (2015) — Contributor — 38 copies
Clarkesworld: Year Six (2014) — Contributor — 37 copies
Aliens: Recent Encounters (2013) — Contributor — 37 copies
The Book of Witches: An Anthology (2023) — Contributor — 33 copies
Robots: The Recent A.I. (2012) — Contributor — 33 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 27 • August 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 33 copies
A Summer Beyond Your Reach: Stories (2020) — Introduction; Translator — 32 copies
Unidentified Funny Objects 2 (2013) — Contributor — 32 copies
Thoughtcrime Experiments: Nine Stories (2009) — Contributor — 32 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2016 (2016) — Translator — 30 copies
Folding Beijing (2017) — Translator, some editions — 30 copies
The Book of Apex: Volume 4 of Apex Magazine (2013) — Contributor — 29 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 1: November/December 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 26 copies
Isolation: The horror anthology (2022) — Contributor — 26 copies
Polyphony 4 (2004) — Contributor — 26 copies
Make Shift: Dispatches from the Post-Pandemic Future (2021) — Contributor — 26 copies
Alt.History 101 (2015) — Contributor — 24 copies
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume One (2020) — Contributor — 24 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 13: November/December 2016 (2016) — Translator — 21 copies
A Dying Planet Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) (2020) — Contributor — 21 copies
Futures & Fantasies (2018) — Contributor — 20 copies
TRSF (2011) — Contributor — 20 copies
Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology, Volume 1 (2021) — Contributor — 19 copies
We, Robots (2010) — Contributor — 19 copies
The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014 (2014) — Contributor, some editions; Contributor — 18 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 37 • June 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 18 copies
Clarkesworld: Year Eight (2016) — Contributor — 18 copies
The Cackle of Cthulhu (2018) — Contributor — 18 copies
Funny Science Fiction (2015) — Contributor — 18 copies
Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic (2013) — Contributor — 18 copies
Unidentified Funny Objects 6 (2017) — Contributor — 17 copies
Clarkesworld: Year Five (2013) — Contributor — 17 copies
Oceans: The Anthology (2017) — Contributor — 16 copies
Humanity 2.0 (2016) — Contributor — 15 copies
The Best of Electric Velocipede (2014) — Contributor — 14 copies
The Big Book of Cyberpunk (2023) — Contributor — 14 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 12 [December 2011] (2011) — Contributor — 14 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 115 (April 2016) (2016) — Translator — 13 copies
Fish (2012) — Contributor — 13 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 096 (September 2014) (2014) — Translator — 13 copies
Avatars Inc (2020) — Contributor — 13 copies
In Situ (2012) — Contributor — 12 copies
Deserts of Fire: Speculative Fiction and the Modern War (2016) — Contributor — 12 copies
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 2 [February 2012] (2012) — Contributor — 12 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 112 (January 2016) (2016) — Translator — 11 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 108 (September 2015) (2015) — Translator — 11 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 110 (November 2015) (2015) — Translator, some editions — 11 copies
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories (2017) — Contributor — 11 copies
Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 2, May 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 11 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 45 • February 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 10 copies
Arterial Bloom (2020) — Contributor — 10 copies
Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013 (2014) — Contributor — 9 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 51 • August 2014 (2014) — Contributor — 9 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 64 • September 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Doomsday Chronicles (2016) — Contributor — 9 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 100 • September 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 9 copies
Asian Monsters: Volume 3 (Fox Spirit Books of Monsters) (2016) — Contributor — 9 copies
The Cyborg Chronicles (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 9 • February 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 8 copies
GlitterShip Year One (2017) — Contributor — 8 copies
A la deriva en el mar de las lluvias y otros relatos (2015) — Contributor — 8 copies
Uncanny Magazine Issue 37: November/December 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 8 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 061 (October 2011) (2011) — Contributor — 7 copies
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins (2021) — Contributor — 7 copies
Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One (2018) — Contributor — 7 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 113 • October 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 7 copies
Apex Magazine 47 (April 2013) (2013) — Contributor — 6 copies
Bifrost n°75 : Poul Anderson (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 114 (November 2019) (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies
Everyone: Worlds Without Walls (2017) — Contributor — 5 copies
ISF 2012 Annual Anthology (2013) — Author — 5 copies
The Other Animals (2019) — Contributor — 5 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 94 • March 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 5 copies
Bifrost n°85 - Spécial Thierry Di Rollo (2017) — Contributor — 5 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 109 (June 2019) (2019) — Contributor — 5 copies
Bifrost n°80: Dossier Stephen King (2015) — Contributor — 5 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 96 • May 2018 (2018) — Translator — 5 copies
Panverse Three (2011) — Contributor — 4 copies
Remembrance of Earth's Past: Tetralogy (2018) — Translator, some editions — 4 copies
Faraway: Fairy Tales for the Here and Now — Contributor — 4 copies
Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse (2014) — Contributor — 4 copies
Mythic Delirium (Volume 1) (2014) — Contributor — 4 copies
Apex Magazine 55 (December 2013) (2013) — Contributor — 4 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 103 • December 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 95 • April 2018 (2018) — Contributor — 4 copies
Futuredaze²: Reprise (2014) — Contributor — 4 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 133 (October 2017) (2017) — Translator — 4 copies
Lightspeed Magazine 2012 Sampler (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 126 (March 2017) (2017) — Translator — 3 copies
The Anderson Project (2014) — Contributor — 3 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 143 (August 2018) (2018) — Translator — 3 copies
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 130 (March 2021) (2021) — Contributor — 3 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 140 (May 2018) (2018) — Translator — 2 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 052 (January 2011) (2010) — Author — 2 copies
The Gamer Chronicles (2019) — Contributor — 2 copies
Tor.com Short Fiction: Sept/Oct 2023 — Contributor — 2 copies
Daily Science Fiction: October 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 1 copy
The Circle {short story} — Translator, some editions — 1 copy
Deep Signal - The Illustrated Anthology (2019) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Daily Science Fiction: January 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 1 copy
Forever Magazine Issue 26 — Contributor — 1 copy
Daily Science Fiction: November 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 1 copy
Daily Science Fiction: August 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 1 copy
Daily Science Fiction: June 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Lost the library hold for a bit but managed to get it again and finished. Such a fantastic book. All the characters are written so well I found myself so invested in their relationships and felt so much emotion for some of their betrayals and the world building is fantastic. I was really pulled in. While I usually listen to audiobooks on the go from place to place, this book had me laying in bed just listening for hours. Themes of power, ambition, and the stark reality of revolution tie so well with ideas of friendship, loyalty and hope. The book ended really well and is satisfying as a standalone book but once I realized it was a series I couldn't hold my excitement. Overall would definitely reccomend for fans of the genre.… (more)
 
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Radar12378 | 69 other reviews | Nov 30, 2023 |
The Veiled Throne follows the Imperial children as they grow into adulthood. Timu has thrown in his lot with the invading Lyucu in the hopes that they can peacefully coexist, Thera travels to the Lyucu's homeland to incite rebellion and prevent further reinforcements, Phyro contends with his mother the Empress Regent over Dara's response to the invasion, and Fara is just trying to find her role in the world. The overarching theme, however, is cultural conflict--Timu struggles to find common ground between the cultures of the agricultural Dara and the nomadic Lyucu, Thera fails to convince the enslaved Agon to use Dara tactics in their rebellion, and Phyro and the Empress try to decide how suspiciously they should treat refugees of both races from the occupied territories. The second half of the book introduces Kinri, the son of a Lyucu thane who is exiled to Dara and makes a life there but still has loyalties to his homeland. The author does such a good job of presenting many different sides of the conflict to the point where I, as the reader, wasn't sure what I wanted the outcome to be. Kinri's story was particularly moving as he really exemplifies how both cultures could be seen by fresh eyes. I look forward to reading the conclusion of the story in the next book.… (more)
 
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Phrim | 5 other reviews | Nov 20, 2023 |
I am torn on this book. Parts of it were wonderful but other parts were convoluted and dragged a bit. I can see where some people would love it. It just didn't quite connect with me. I liked the world building but didn't always like the character building. A solid 3.5 but I am not sure I will read the next one.
 
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cdaley | 69 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |
I really enjoyed the mythic, sweeping parts of this book, and I really enjoyed some of the conversations between characters, but the transitions between the two were jarring. I'll definitely check out the next book in the series, though.
 
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mmparker | 69 other reviews | Oct 24, 2023 |

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Cixin Liu Contributor
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Qiufan Chen Contributor
Jingbo Cheng Contributor
Gu Shi Contributor
Bao Shu Contributor
Anna Wu Contributor
Zhang Ran Contributor
Regina Kanyu Wang Contributor
Mingwei Song Contributor
Han Song Contributor
Fei Dao Contributor
Rajan Khanna Narrator
Sam Weber Cover artist
J. G. Jones Illustrator
January LaVoy Narrator
Tristan Nivert Traduction
Elena Cantoni Translator
Richard Anderson Cover artist
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Members
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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