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October 14th, 2025: All That We See or Seem (Julia Z, #1)

Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Ken Liu, on August 20th, 2024.

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Ken Liu Stats: The highest rated book by Ken Liu on Book Notification is The Grace of Kings, the first novel in The Dandelion Dynasty series. The second-highest rated book is The Paper Menagerie, a Novella .

The most read book by Ken Liu on Book Notification is The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, a Collection. The second most read book is The Paper Menagerie, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of Ken Liu books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Ken Liu is The Dandelion Dynasty Series.

List of The Dandelion Dynasty Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
The Grace of Kings
2015
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2
10
The Wall of Storms
2016
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3
8
The Veiled Throne
2021
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4
6
Speaking Bones
2022
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List of Faraway Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4.7
The Prince and the Troll (By: Rainbow Rowell)
2020
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2
5
Hazel and Gray (By: Nic Stone)
2020
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3
The Wickeds (By: Gayle Forman)
2020
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4
2
The Cleaners
2020
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5
6
The Princess Game (By: Soman Chainani)
2020
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List of Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Phasma (By: Delilah S. Dawson)
2017
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2
Star Wars Annual 2018 (By: Egmont)
2017
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3
Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (By: Ryder Windham, Adam Bray, John Boyega)
2017
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4
10
The Legends of Luke Skywalker
2017
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5
The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance (By: Daniel Wallace)
2017
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6
7
Captain Phasma ( By: Kelly Thompson)
2017
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7
10
Canto Bight (By: Saladin Ahmed, Mira Grant, John Jackson Miller, Rae Carson)
2017
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List of Julia Z Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
All That We See or Seem
2025
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List of Oz Reimagined Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dorothy Dreams (By: Simon R. Green)
2013
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2
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust (By: Seanan McGuire)
2013
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3
The Boy Detective of Oz (By: Tad Williams)
2013
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4
A Meeting in Oz ( By: Jeffrey Ford)
2013
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5
Off to See the Emperor (By: Orson Scott Card)
2013
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6
The Cobbler of Oz (By: Jonathan Maberry)
2013
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7
Lost Girls of Oz ( By: Theodora Goss)
2013
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8
Blown Away (By: Jane Yolen)
2013
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9
A Tornado of Dorothys (By: Kat Howard)
2013
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10
The Veiled Shanghai
2013
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11
Dead Blue ( By: David Farland)
2013
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12
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz (By: C.C. Finlay, Rae Carson)
2013
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13
Beyond the Naked Eye ( By: Rachel Swirsky)
2013
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14
City So Bright (By: Dale Bailey)
2013
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15
One Flew Over the Rainbow ( By: Robin Wasserman)
2013
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Caretaker
2011
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2
Simulacrum
2011
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3
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary
2011
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4
8
Staying Behind
2011
Go
5
Good Hunting
2012
Go
6
Mono no Aware
2012
Go
7
Knotting Grass, Holding Ring
2014
Go
8
4
Presence
2014
Go
9
An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition
2016
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10
8.7
The Paper Menagerie
2016
Go
11
8
The Passing of the Dragon
2023
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
2016
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2
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time (With: Lao Tzu)
2024
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List of Feral Astrogators Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Other Half of the Sky (With: Aliette de Bodard, Jack McDevitt, Nisi Shawl, Terry Boren, Vandana Singh, Joan Slonczewski, Alexander Jablokov, Martha Wells, Cat Rambo, Melissa Scott, Athena Andreadis, Kay T. Holt, Sue Lange, Christine Lucas, Kelly Jennings, C.W. Johnson, Alex Dally McFarlane)
2013
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2
To Shape the Dark (By: Aliette de Bodard, Gwyneth Jones, Jack McDevitt, Terry Boren, Vandana Singh, Melissa Scott, Shariann Lewitt, Anil Menon, Athena Andreadis, Kiini Ibura Salaam, Jacqueline Koyanagi, Eleni Tsami, Kristin Landon, Susan Lanigan, M. Fenn, Constance Cooper, C.W. Johnson)
2016
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3
Retellings of the Inland Seas (By: Judith Tarr, Alexander Jablokov, James L. Cambias, Melissa Scott, Shariann Lewitt, Athena Andreadis, Elana Gomel, Christine Lucas, Eleni Tsami, Kelly Jennings, Dimitra Nikolaidou, Genevieve Williams, A.M. Tuomala, F.J. Doucet)
2020
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List of Heiresses of Russ Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Heiresses of Russ 2012 (By: Nalo Hopkinson, Laird Barron, Desirina Boskovich, Steve Berman, Sunny Moraine, Amal El-Mohtar, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Connie Wilkins, Anna Meadows, Katherine Fabian)
2012
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2
Heiresses of Russ 2013 (By: Carrie Vaughn, Lee Mandelo, Nisi Shawl, Richard Bowes, Megan Arkenberg, Wendy N. Wagner, Steve Berman, Malinda Lo, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Tenea D. Johnson, J.L. Merrow, Jewelle L. Gómez)
2013
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3
Heiresses of Russ 2014 (By: Alex Jeffers, Steve Berman, Melissa Scott, Redfern Jon Barrett, Chanté McCoy, Alberto Yáñez, Penny Stirling, Sacchi Green, Lexy Wealleans, Robert E. Stutts)
2014
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4
Heiresses of Russ 2015
2015
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List of Frontiers of Speculative Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Oceans (With: Caroline M. Yoachim, Alex Shvartsman, Daniel Arthur Smith, S. Elliot Brandis, Rysa Walker, Hank Garner, Nathan M. Beauchamp, P.K. Tyler, R.D. Brady)
2024
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2
Clones (By: Samuel Peralta, Susan Kaye Quinn, Daniel Arthur Smith, Rysa Walker, Michael Patrick Hicks, Hank Garner, Nathan M. Beauchamp, P.K. Tyler, R.D. Brady, Joshua Ingle)
2024
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List of The Anderson Project Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Reborn
2014
2
Space Ballet (By: Judith Moffett)
2014
3
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (By: Kathleen Ann Goonan)
2014
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List of Future Science Fiction Digest Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 1 (By: Mike Resnick, Lawrence M. Schoen, Alex Shvartsman, Dantzel Cherry, Sergey Dyachenko, Marina Dyachenko, Walter Dinjos, Steve Kopka, Liang Ling)
2018
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2
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2 (By: Mike Resnick, Tais Teng, Alex Shvartsman, N.R.M. Roshak, Beth Cato, David Walton, Dantzel Cherry, Natalia Theodoridou, Jaap Boekestein, Svyatoslav Loginov)
2019
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3
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3 (By: Laura Resnick, Edward M. Lerner, Will McIntosh, Vajra Chandrasekera, Alex Shvartsman, Wulf Moon, Karen Osborne, Oleg Divov, Amanda Helms, Emily Randall, Elena Pavlova, Lü Momo, Kalin M. Nenov, Nathan Faries)
2019
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4
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3 (By: Karen Osborne)
2019
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5
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 4 (By: Mike Resnick, Alex Shvartsman, Shaenon Garrity, Paul Hardy, Alexander Bachilo, Oskar Källner, Stephen Power, Davide Camparsi, Wanxiang Fegnian)
2019
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6
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 5 (By: Alex Shvartsman, Filip Wiltgren, Alexandra Seidel, Rodrigo Assis Mesquita)
2019
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7
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6 (With: Alex Shvartsman, Julie Nováková, Irene Punti, Yevgeny Lukin)
2020
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8
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 7 (By: Alex Shvartsman, Michèle Laframboise, Filip Wiltgren, Murtaza Mohsin)
2020
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9
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 8 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2020
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10
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9 (By: Gustavo Bondoni, Taiyo Fujii, Alex Shvartsman, Gu Shi, Wu Guan, Dai Da, Wei Ma)
2020
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11
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2021
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12
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2021
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13
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2021
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14
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2022
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15
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 16 (By: Alex Shvartsman, Vanesa L. Perillo, Rodrigo Culagovski, Olga Fiks, Mose Njo, Marlon Ortiz, Zhou Wen)
2022
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16
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17 (By: Alex Shvartsman, Han Song, H. Pueyo, Nathan Faries, Renan Bernardo, Rodrigo Culagovski, Uchechukwu Nwaka)
2022
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List of Unidentified Funny Objects Annual Anthology Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Unidentified Funny Objects (With: Mike Resnick, Lavie Tidhar, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Kurland, Marko Kloos, Jamie Lackey, Jake Kerr, Alex Shvartsman, Jennifer Pelland, Charity Tahmaseb, Deborah Walker, Don Sakers, Chuck Rothman, Zach Shephard, Sergei Lukyanenko, Bruce Golden, Stephanie Burgis, Stephen D. Rogers, Scott Almes, Leah Cypess, Siobhan Gallagher, Ferrett Steinmetz, James Beamon, Jeff Stehman, Anatoly Belilovsky, Matt Mikalatos, Nathaniel Lee, K.G. Jewell, David Sklar)
2012
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2
Unidentified Funny Objects 2 (With: Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Fran Wilde, Jim C. Hines, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Tim Pratt, Heather Lindsley, Alex Shvartsman, Josh Vogt, Michelle Ann King, Konstantine Paradias, J.W. Alden, Desmond Warzel, Wade Albert White, James Beamon, Matt Mikalatos, M.C.A. Hogarth, K.G. Jewell)
2013
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3
Unidentified Funny Objects 3 (By: Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Kevin J. Anderson, Jim C. Hines, Jody Lynn Nye, Karen Haber, Piers Anthony, Tim Pratt, Cat Rambo, Caroline M. Yoachim, Sarah Pinsker, Tina Connolly, Alex Shvartsman, Josh Vogt, Guy Anthony De Marco, Gini Koch, Jeremy R. Butler, Oliver Buckram, Krystal Claxton, Camille Griep, James Beamon, Matt Mikalatos, Nathaniel Lee, James A. Miller, Jakob Drud)
2014
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4
Funny Science Fiction (With: Mike Resnick, Lavie Tidhar, Tim Pratt, Lawrence M. Schoen, Cat Rambo, Sarah Pinsker, Tina Connolly, Mike Rimar, Shaenon K. Garrity, Alex Shvartsman, Brian Trent, Dantzel Cherry, Desmond Warzel, Oliver Buckram, James Beamon, Anatoly Belilovsky, Leonard Richardson)
2015
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5
Unidentified Funny Objects 4 (By: George R.R. Martin, Mike Resnick, Neil Gaiman, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Karen Haber, Piers Anthony, Tim Pratt, Ian Creasey, Caroline M. Yoachim, Tina Connolly, Anaea Lay, Alex Shvartsman, Tina Gower, Zach Shephard, Gini Koch, Michael J. Martinez, Oliver Buckram, Andrew Kaye, Brent C. Smith, Laura Pearlman, Eric Kaplan, James Aquilone, Jonathan Ems)
2015
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6
Funny Fantasy (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2016
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7
Unidentified Funny Objects 5 (By: Mike Resnick, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, David Gerrold, Tim Pratt, Caroline M. Yoachim, Shaenon K. Garrity, Paul R. Hardy, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Daniel J. Davis, Gini Koch, Bill Ferris, James Wesley Rogers, Nathan Hillstrom, Mitchell Shanklin, Shane Halbach, Fred Stesney)
2016
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8
Funny Horror (By: Mike Resnick, Esther M. Friesner, Darrell Schweitzer, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Lucy A. Snyder, Amanda C. Davis, Eric James Stone, Alex Shvartsman, Julia S. Mandala, Barbara A. Barnett, Scott Alexander)
2017
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9
Unidentified Funny Objects 6 (With: Mike Resnick, Jack Campbell, Jim C. Hines, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Alan Dean Foster, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, David Vierling, Tina Connolly, Paul R. Hardy, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Melissa Mead, Gini Koch, Langley Hyde, Bill Ferris, P.J. Sambeaux, Rod M. Santos, G.J. Koch, Tatiana Ivanova)
2017
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10
Unidentified Funny Objects 7 (By: Mike Resnick, Seanan McGuire, Esther M. Friesner, Laura Resnick, David Vierling, Val Nolan, Matthew Bailey, Alex Shvartsman, Zach Shephard, Gini Koch, Richard Anderson, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Langley Hyde, Shane Halbach, Fred Stesney, Beth Goder, C. Flynt, Greg Sisco, Elin Korund, David Vaughan, Jamie Gilman Kress)
2018
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11
Unidentified Funny Objects 8 (By: Simon R. Green, Esther M. Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Michael M. Jones, David Gerrold, Wendy Mass, Jamie Lackey, Alex Shvartsman, Larry Hodges, Gini Koch, James Beamon, James Wesley Rogers, Chris Hepler, Galen Westlake, Kurt Pankau, J.J. Litke, Rob Dircks, Jordan Chase-Young, Amy Lynwander, Mike Morgan, Jared Oliver Adams, Illimani Ferreira, Eric D. Leavitt, Beth Goder, C. Flynt)
2020
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12
Unidentified Funny Objects 9 (By: Alex Shvartsman)
2022
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List of The Future Chronicles Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Future Chronicles (By: Patrice Fitzgerald, Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Ann Christy, Peter Cawdron, Sam Best, Angela Cavanaugh, David Adams, Nina Croft, Deirdre Gould)
2015
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2
The A.I. Chronicles (By: Alex Albrinck)
2015
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3
The Dragon Chronicles (By: Chris Pourteau, Alex Albrinck, Vincent Trigili)
2015
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4
The Z Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Ann Christy, Ellen Campbell, Christopher Boore, Will Swardstrom, Peter Cawdron, Stacy Ericson, Angela Cavanaugh, David Adams, Theresa Kay, Geoffrey Wakeling, Deirdre Gould, Lesley Smith, Kris Holt)
2015
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5
Alt.History 101 (By: Samuel Peralta, Ann Christy)
2015
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6
The Immortality Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, David Bruns, Thomas Robins, Harlow C. Fallon, E.E. Giorgi, Will Swardstrom, Drew Avera, Carol Davis, Paul B. Kohler, Patricia Gilliam, John Gregory Hancock, D. Robert Pease, D.K. Cassidy, Gareth Foy)
2015
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7
The Time Travel Chronicles (By: Robert J. Sawyer, Ann Christy, Crystal Watanabe, Daniel Arthur Smith, Stefan Bolz, Rysa Walker, Lucas Bale, Tracy Banghart, Ernie Lindsey, Carol Davis, Erik Wecks, Anthony Vicino)
2015
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8
The Galaxy Chronicles (By: Nick Webb, G.S. Jennsen, Jennifer Foehner Wells, Matthew Alan Thyer, Nicolas Wilson, David Adams, Pippa DaCosta, Jasper T. Scott, Raymond L. Weil, Felix R. Savage, Chris Reher, Jeff Seymour)
2015
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9
The Cyborg Chronicles (With: Samuel Peralta, Annie Bellet, Moira Katson, Susan Kaye Quinn, Artie Cabrera, Michael Patrick Hicks, A.K. Meek, P.K. Tyler, Paul K. Swardstrom, Eric Tozzi)
2015
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10
Alt.History 102 (By: Samuel Peralta, J.E. Mac, Jennifer Ellis, Artie Cabrera, Rysa Walker, Alex Roddie, Will Swardstrom, Therin Knite, J.J. Brown, Drew Avera, Hank Garner, Asha Bardon)
2016
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11
The Doomsday Chronicles (With: Seanan McGuire, Ann Christy, Saul Tanpepper, Daniel Arthur Smith, S. Elliot Brandis, Matthew Alan Thyer, Therin Knite, Holly Heisey, Terry R. Hill, James Knapp, E.R. Arroyo, Monica Enderle Pierce)
2016
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12
Feyland (By: Samuel Peralta, K.J. Colt)
2016
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13
The Shapeshifter Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta)
2016
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14
Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi (By: Samuel Peralta)
2016
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15
The Jurassic Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta)
2017
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16
Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie (By: Samuel Peralta)
2017
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17
Tails of Dystopia (By: Samuel Peralta, Ann Christy, Chris Pourteau)
2017
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18
Chronicle Worlds: No Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
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19
The Gamer Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta, Anthea Sharp)
2019
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20
Chronicle Worlds: Legacy Fleet (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
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21
Chronicle Worlds: Crime and Punishment (By: Samuel Peralta)
2019
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22
Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta, David Bruns, Saul Tanpepper)
2023
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List of Ken Liu Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thoughtcrime Experiments
2009
Go
2
The Dragon and the Stars
2010
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3
Daily Science Fiction Stories of November 2011
2011
Go
4
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 61, October 2011
2011
Go
5
Lightspeed: Year One
2011
Go
6
8
The Future is Japanese: Science Fiction Futures and Brand New Fantasies from and about Japan
2012
Go
7
The Memory Eater
2012
Go
8
Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012
2012
Go
9
In Situ
2012
Go
10
The Best of Electric Velocipede
2012
Go
11
Diverse Energies
2012
Go
12
The Year's Top Short SF Novels 2
2012
Go
13
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012
2012
Go
14
Unidentified Funny Objects
2012
Go
15
Fish
2013
Go
16
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013
Go
17
7
The Other Half of the Sky
2013
Go
18
Oz Reimagined
2013
Go
19
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
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20
Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013
2013
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21
Unidentified Funny Objects 2
2013
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22
The Book of Apex: Volume 4
2013
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23
Coffee
2013
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24
Long Hidden
2014
Go
25
Lightspeed Magazine, February 2014
2014
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26
The End is Nigh
2014
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27
7
Dead Man's Hand
2014
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28
Clarkesworld: Year Six
2014
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29
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
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30
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
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31
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
2014
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32
Futuredaze 2: Reprise
2014
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33
Solaris Rising 3
2014
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34
The End is Now
2014
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35
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 96
2014
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36
Upgraded
2014
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37
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures
2014
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38
Unidentified Funny Objects 3
2014
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39
Time Travel: Recent Trips
2014
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40
Mythic Delirium
2014
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41
The Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014
2014
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42
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition
2015
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43
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100
2015
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44
The End Has Come
2015
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45
Press Start to Play
2015
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46
Funny Science Fiction
2015
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47
Loosed Upon the World
2015
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48
Unidentified Funny Objects 4
2015
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49
Dragons, Droids & Doom
2015
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50
The Long List Anthology
2015
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51
Warrior Women
2015
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52
After The Fall
2016
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53
To Shape the Dark
2016
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54
4
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!
2016
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55
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
2016
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56
Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of Place
2016
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57
Feyland
2016
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58
The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom
2016
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59
The Shapeshifter Chronicles
2016
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60
Mithila Review Issue 5+6
2016
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61
Unidentified Funny Objects 5
2016
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62
Humanity 2.0
2016
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63
Bridging Infinity
2016
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64
Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi
2016
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65
9
Invisible Planets
2016
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66
Asian Monsters
2016
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67
The Book of Swords: Part 1
2017
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68
GlitterShip Year One
2017
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69
The Jurassic Chronicles
2017
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70
Digital Science Fiction Series One Anthology Bundle
2017
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71
Funny Horror
2017
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72
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two
2017
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73
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection
2017
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74
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore
2017
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75
Steampunk Universe
2017
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76
Everyone: Worlds Without Walls
2017
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77
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories
2017
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78
The Reincarnated Giant
2017
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79
Unidentified Funny Objects 6
2017
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80
Robots vs. Fairies
2018
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81
Clarkesworld Year Nine: Volume One
2018
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82
The Final Frontier
2018
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83
Twelve Tomorrows
2018
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84
Timeshift: Tales of Time
2018
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85
Worlds Seen in Passing
2018
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86
Unidentified Funny Objects 7
2018
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87
Sins and Other Worlds
2018
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88
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 1
2018
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89
Current Futures
2019
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90
Chronicle Worlds: No Way Home
2019
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91
6
Broken Stars
2019
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92
The Gamer Chronicles
2019
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93
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 2
2019
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94
Mythic Journeys
2019
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95
Chronicle Worlds: Legacy Fleet
2019
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96
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories
2019
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97
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 4
2019
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98
Chronicle Worlds: Crime and Punishment
2019
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99
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 3
2019
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100
The Other Animals
2019
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101
8
The Best of Uncanny
2019
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102
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6
2020
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103
Arterial Bloom
2020
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104
Retellings of the Inland Seas
2020
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105
Unidentified Funny Objects 8
2020
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106
Escape Pod
2020
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107
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9
2020
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108
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins
2021
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109
Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices
2021
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110
Make Shift
2021
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111
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10
2021
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112
Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
2021
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113
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11
2021
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114
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12
2021
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115
Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2
2022
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116
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15
2022
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117
Isolation
2022
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118
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 16
2022
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119
Unidentified Funny Objects 9
2022
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120
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17
2022
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121
This Side of the Divide
2023
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122
Multiverses: An anthology of alternate realities
2023
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123
Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home
2023
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124
The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI
2023
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125
Deep Magic: Volume II: A Speculative Fiction Collection
2024
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Ken Liu

Ken Liu was born in 1976 and is currently 49 years old. Ken Liu was born in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Ken Liu is the author of the Ken Liu Short Stories/Novellas series which currently consists of 11 novels. The Ken Liu Short Stories/Novellas series started in 2011 with the novel The Caretaker. The most recently released novel in the Ken Liu Short Stories/Novellas series was The Passing of the Dragon which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Ken Liu Short Stories/Novellas series.

Ken Liu has also written The Dandelion Dynasty series which has 4 books including The Grace of Kings and The Wall of Storms.

Ken Liu: Awards & Accolades

Ken Liu has won many awards including:

  • The Paper Menagerie won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 2012 as well as the World Fantasy Award - Short Fiction in 2012, Seiun Award - Best Translated Short Story in 2014.
  • Mono no Aware won the Hugo Award, Best Short Story, in 2013.
  • Good Hunting won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2016.
  • Simulacrum won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2017.
  • People of Color Destroy Science Fiction! won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2017.
  • Robots vs. Fairies won the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Edited Anthology, in 2018.
  • Worlds Seen in Passing won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2019.

The following novels by Ken Liu were nominated for these awards:

  • The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2012). Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2022).
  • Long Hidden: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2015).
  • The Paper Menagerie: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2016).
  • The Grace of Kings: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2017).
  • The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories: World Fantasy Award, Collection (2017).
  • Asian Monsters: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2017).
  • An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2018).
  • Robots vs. Fairies: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019). Locus Award, Best Anthology (2019).
  • The Caretaker: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2020).
  • The Hidden Girl and Other Stories: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2020).
  • Arterial Bloom: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2020).
  • Isolation: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2023).

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Ken Liu: F.A.Q

When was Ken Liu Born? How old is Ken Liu?

Ken Liu was born in 1976. Ken Liu is currently 49 years old.

Where was Ken Liu Born?

Ken Liu was born in Lanzhou, Gansu, China and is Chinese.

What book awards has Ken Liu won?

The Paper Menagerie: Hugo Award Best Short Story (2012), World Fantasy Award Short Fiction (2012), Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2014).
Mono no Aware: Hugo Award Best Short Story (2013).
Good Hunting: Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2016).
Simulacrum: Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2017).
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!: British Fantasy Award Best Anthology (2017).
Robots vs. Fairies: Shirley Jackson Award Best Edited Anthology (2018).
Worlds Seen in Passing: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2019).

What was the first book Ken Liu wrote?

The first book written by Ken Liu was The Caretaker, published in 2011.

What was the most recent book Ken Liu wrote?

His most recently released work was Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time on August 20th, 2024.

Will there be any more books by Ken Liu?

Ken Liu has a new book coming out on October 14th, 2025 called All That We See or Seem.

How many books has Ken Liu written?

Ken Liu has written 27 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 4 books in The Dandelion Dynasty Series
  • 1 book in the Faraway Series
  • 1 book in the Journey To Star Wars: The Last Jedi Series
  • 1 book in the Julia Z Series
  • 1 book in the Oz Reimagined Series
  • 11 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Heiresses of Russ Series
  • 1 book in the Frontiers of Speculative Fiction Series
  • 1 book in The Anderson Project Series
  • 2 books in The Future Chronicles Series

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