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Ken Liu

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Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name) is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards for his fiction, he has also won top genre honors abroad in Japan, Spain, and France.

Liu’s most characteristic work is the four-volume epic fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty, in which engineers, not wizards, are the heroes of a silkpunk world on the verge of modernity. His debut collection of short fiction, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. A second collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, followed. He also penned the Star Wars novel, The Legends of Luke Skywalker. His latest book is All That We See or Seem, a techno-thriller starring an AI-whisper ...more

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I’m in Singapore for the month to attend the Singapore Writers Festival and to be a visiting writer in the Asia Creative Writing Programme at Nanyang Technological University. Besides being a tourist, I’ve been having a blast doing book programming, delivering talks, meeting and working with students.

Singapore has long been one of my favorite places to visit—catching up with friends, eating m

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	The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories 4.35 avg rating — 38,308 ratings — published 2016 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 28,658 ratings — published 2015 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 9,717 ratings — published 2016 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Girl and Other Stories 3.94 avg rating — 8,002 ratings — published 2020 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paper Menagerie 4.56 avg rating — 5,232 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cleaners 3.44 avg rating — 6,542 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation 4.04 avg rating — 5,350 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Veiled Throne (The Dandelion Dynasty, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 4,773 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speaking Bones (The Dandelion Dynasty, #4) 4.54 avg rating — 3,969 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author), J.G. Jones (Illustrator) 3.43 avg rating — 3,360 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Who can say if the thoughts you have in your mind as you read these words are the same thoughts I had in my mind as I typed them? We are different, you and I, and the qualia of our consciousnesses are as divergent as two stars at the ends of the universe.

And yet, whatever has been lost in translation in the long journey of my thoughts through the maze of civilization to your mind, I think you do understand me, and you think you do understand me. Our minds managed to touch, if but briefly and imperfectly.

Does that thought not make the universe seem just a bit kinder, a bit brighter, a bit warmer and more human?

We live for such miracles.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

tags: consciousness, mind, miracle, thoughts, translation, universe

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“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

tags: communication, miracle, translation

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“We are defined by the places we hold in the web of others’ lives.”
― Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

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July 2025 - Shadowy Worlds of Sci-Fi

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert A. Heinlein

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Synners by Pat Cadigan

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Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan translated by Ken Liu

2 votes, 10.0%

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Chaos Reading: Asian Lit Original Thread [closed]	66	138	Jul 03, 2012 07:24AM
Bookworm Bitches : Books Read in June 2012	37	176	Jul 05, 2012 04:24AM
Beyond Reality: Nebula Nom: The Paper Menagerie, by Ken Liu	19	81	Aug 22, 2012 11:34AM
2025 & 2026 Readi...: Candiss - 60 Books	17	49	Nov 28, 2012 07:33PM
The Sword and Laser: Nominees for 2012 Nebula Awards	15	144	Feb 21, 2013 11:54AM
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The Sword and Laser: Hugo Award Finalists	69	485	Sep 07, 2013 11:54PM
Chaos Reading: Bookshelf Nominations: OBSCURE SHORT STORIES [now online]	27	168	Nov 26, 2013 01:34AM

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