Ken Liu Short Story Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series?"

"There are seven books in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series, published between 2016 and 2020."

Q: "What is the first book in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series?"

"The first book in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series is The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, published in 2016."

Q: "What are the major Ken Liu short story collections?"

"The two primary collections are The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016), which gathers his early award-winning stories, and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (2020), which collects his more recent work. Both received wide critical praise and contain stories that won Hugo and Nebula Awards."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories	2016	Ken Liu	Buy
2	The Prince and the Troll	2020	Ken Liu	N/A
3	Hazel and Gray	2020	Ken Liu	N/A
4	The Hidden Girl and Other Stories	2020	Ken Liu	Buy
5	The Princess Game	2020	Ken Liu	N/A
6	The Cleaners	2020	Ken Liu	N/A
7	The Wickeds	2020	Ken Liu	N/A

Ken Liu’s short story collections bring together his best shorter work across several volumes. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, published in 2016, collects his breakthrough stories including the title piece that won the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories followed in 2020 with his more recent fiction.

The Faraway-imprint titles from 2020 — The Prince and the Troll, Hazel and Gray, The Princess Game, The Cleaners, and The Wickeds — present individual stories or smaller groupings as standalone editions, making Liu’s shorter work available in accessible formats.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series?

There are seven books in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series, published between 2016 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series?

The first book in the Ken Liu Short Story Collections series is The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, published in 2016.

What are the major Ken Liu short story collections?

The two primary collections are The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (2016), which gathers his early award-winning stories, and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (2020), which collects his more recent work. Both received wide critical praise and contain stories that won Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order