Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Thoughtcrime Experiments |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Dragon and the Stars |
2010 |
Buy |
| Daily Science Fiction Stories of November 2011 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Lightspeed: Year One |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Future is Japanese: Science Fiction Futures and Brand New Fantasies from and about Japan |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Memory Eater |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012 |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Best of Electric Velocipede |
2012 |
Buy |
| Diverse Energies |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Top Short SF Novels 2 |
2012 |
Buy |
| Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012 |
2012 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fish |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Other Half of the Sky |
2013 |
Buy |
| Oz Reimagined |
2013 |
Buy |
| Aliens: Recent Encounters |
2013 |
Buy |
| Year’s Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Book of Apex: Volume 4 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Coffee |
2013 |
Buy |
| Long Hidden |
2014 |
Buy |
| Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014 |
2014 |
Buy |
| The End is Nigh |
2014 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2014 |
Buy |
| Clarkesworld: Year Six |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection |
2014 |
Buy |
| Futuredaze 2: Reprise |
2014 |
Buy |
| Solaris Rising 3 |
2014 |
Buy |
| The End is Now |
2014 |
Buy |
| Upgraded |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures |
2014 |
Buy |
| Time Travel: Recent Trips |
2014 |
Buy |
| Mythic Delirium |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best of Galaxy’s Edge Magazine 2013-2014 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition |
2015 |
Buy |
| The End Has Come |
2015 |
Buy |
| Press Start to Play |
2015 |
Buy |
| Funny Science Fiction |
2015 |
Buy |
| Loosed Upon the World |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dragons, Droids & Doom |
2015 |
Buy |
| Warrior Women |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One |
2016 |
Buy |
| Bridging Infinity |
2016 |
Buy |
| Asian Monsters |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Book of Swords: Part 1 |
2017 |
Buy |
| GlitterShip Year One |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection |
2017 |
Buy |
| Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore |
2017 |
Buy |
| Steampunk Universe |
2017 |
Buy |
| Unidentified Funny Objects 6 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Robots vs. Fairies |
2018 |
Buy |
| Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One |
2018 |
Buy |
| Timeshift: Tales of Time |
2018 |
Buy |
| Current Futures |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Best of Uncanny |
2019 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Escape Pod |
2020 |
Buy |
| Relics, Wrecks and Ruins |
2021 |
Buy |
| Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices |
2021 |
Buy |
| Make Shift |
2021 |
Buy |
| Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Book of Witches |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI |
2023 |
Buy |
| Deep Magic: Volume III |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection |
2025 |
Buy |
Caroline M. Yoachim Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Archronology of Love |
2020 |
Buy |
| Colors of the Immortal Palette |
2021 |
Buy |
| We Will Teach You How to Read |
2024 |
N/A |
| If a Digitized Tree Falls |
2025 |
Buy |
Faraway Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Prince and the Troll |
2020 |
Buy |
| Hazel and Gray |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Wickeds |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Cleaners |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Princess Game |
2020 |
Buy |
Feral Astrogators Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Other Half of the Sky |
2013 |
Buy |
| To Shape the Dark |
2016 |
Buy |
| Retellings of the Inland Seas |
2020 |
Buy |
Frontiers of Speculative Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Clones: The Anthology |
2016 |
N/A |
| Clones |
2024 |
Buy |
| Oceans |
2024 |
Buy |
Future Science Fiction Digest Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Best SF 1967 |
1968 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 1 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2 |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Volume 2 |
2021 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 4 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 5 |
2019 |
Buy |
| The 6th Annual Best SF 72 |
1973 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The 7th Annual Best SF 73 |
1974 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 7 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction No. 8 |
1976 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 8 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9 |
2020 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10 |
2021 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11 |
2021 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12 |
2021 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 13 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 10 |
1997 |
N/A |
| Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 14 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 16 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17 |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 |
2004 |
N/A |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection |
2011 |
N/A |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection |
2012 |
N/A |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection |
2017 |
N/A |
| Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection |
2018 |
N/A |
Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Phasma |
2017 |
Buy |
| Star Wars Annual 2018 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Star Wars Kirigami |
2017 |
Buy |
| Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Legends of Luke Skywalker |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance |
2017 |
Buy |
| Captain Phasma |
2017 |
Buy |
| Canto Bight |
2017 |
Buy |
Julia Z#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| All That We See or Seem |
2025 |
Buy |
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 |
1985 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 |
1986 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 |
1987 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 |
1988 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 |
1989 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 |
1990 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 |
1991 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 |
1992 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 |
1993 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 |
1994 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 |
1995 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 |
1996 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 |
1997 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 |
1998 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 |
1999 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 |
2000 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 |
2001 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 |
2002 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 |
2002 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 |
2004 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 |
2005 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 |
2006 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 |
2007 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 |
2008 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 |
2009 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 |
2010 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 |
2011 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 |
2012 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 |
2013 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 |
2014 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 |
2015 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 |
2016 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 |
2017 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 |
2018 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 |
2019 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 |
2020 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 |
2021 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 |
2022 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 |
2023 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 |
2024 |
Buy |
| L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 |
2025 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Laozi’s Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Caretaker |
2011 |
N/A |
| Simulacrum |
2011 |
N/A |
| The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary |
2011 |
N/A |
| Staying Behind |
2011 |
N/A |
| Good Hunting |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mono no Aware |
2012 |
Buy |
| Knotting Grass, Holding Ring |
2014 |
N/A |
| Presence |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Regular |
2014 |
Buy |
| An Advanced Reader’s Picture Book of Comparative Cognition |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Passing of the Dragon |
2023 |
Buy |
| If a Digitized Tree Falls |
2025 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Prince and the Troll |
2020 |
N/A |
| Hazel and Gray |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Hidden Girl and Other Stories |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Princess Game |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Cleaners |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Wickeds |
2020 |
N/A |
The Anderson Project Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Reborn |
2014 |
N/A |
| Space Ballet |
2014 |
N/A |
| Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? |
2014 |
N/A |
The Dandelion Dynasty Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ctnosti králů |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Grace of Kings |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Wall of Storms |
2016 |
Buy |
| El trono velado |
2021 |
N/A |
| The Veiled Throne |
2021 |
Buy |
| Speaking Bones |
2022 |
Buy |
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1 |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2 |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3 |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5 |
2024 |
Buy |
Ken Liu writes science fiction and fantasy that draws heavily on East Asian history and mythology. His Dandelion Dynasty series, which opens with The Grace of Kings in 2015, reimagines the founding of the Han Dynasty as an epic fantasy, blending political intrigue with silkpunk technology. The series ran to four novels and was completed with Speaking Bones in 2022.
Beyond his novels, Liu has built a considerable reputation as a short fiction writer. His story “The Paper Menagerie” became the first work of fiction to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. His collections The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories gather his best shorter work, which ranges from hard science fiction to folk-tale-inspired fantasy.
Liu is also a prolific translator and editor. He brought Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem to English-speaking audiences, and he has edited numerous anthologies and contributed to the Future Science Fiction Digest and other publications that promote international speculative fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Ken Liu written?
Ken Liu has written 209 books across fifteen series.
What was Ken Liu's first book?
Ken Liu’s first book is Best SF 1967, published in 1968.
What is Ken Liu best known for?
Ken Liu is best known for his Dandelion Dynasty epic fantasy series beginning with The Grace of Kings, his Hugo Award-winning short story “The Paper Menagerie,” and his work translating Chinese science fiction into English, including Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem.