Ken Liu

kenliu.name @kyliu99

Fantasía Ciencia ficción Thriller

Ken Liu is an acclaimed American speculative fiction author known for his award-winning short stories and novels.
His debut novel, The Grace of Kings, launched the Dandelion Dynasty series, blending Chinese history with fantasy elements.
Liu has received numerous accolades, including Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards.
He's also a translator of Chinese science fiction and has worked on media adaptations of his works.
With a background in software engineering and law, Liu frequently speaks on topics like futurism and technology.
He lives near Boston and continues to write and translate, contributing significantly to the speculative fiction genre.

Libros de Ken Liu

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

por Ken Liu • 2016

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

4.35

39.000+

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

por Ken Liu 2016 450 páginas

4.35

39.000+ valoraciones

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

The Grace of Kings

por Ken Liu • 2015

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

3.80

29.000+

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies

The Grace of Kings

A rogue and a warrior become brothers in revolution, then rivals for the throne.

por Ken Liu 2015 640 páginas

3.80

29.000+ valoraciones

🏯 East Asian Fantasy 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⚔️ Allies To Enemies

The Wall of Storms

por Ken Liu • 2016

When a scholar challenges a rigged exam, dragon-riding invaders breach the empire's storm barrier.

4.35

10.000+

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Ruthless Empress

The Wall of Storms

When a scholar challenges a rigged exam, dragon-riding invaders breach the empire's storm barrier.

por Ken Liu 2016 880 páginas

4.35

10.000+ valoraciones

🏯 Asian-Inspired Fantasy 🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Ruthless Empress

Invisible Planets

por Ken Liu • 2016

Explore China's science fiction renaissance: translated tales of alien worlds and cultural survival.

4.04

5000+

🐉 Chinese Science Fiction 📚 Speculative Anthology 👽 Alien Civilizations

Invisible Planets

Explore China's science fiction renaissance: translated tales of alien worlds and cultural survival.

por Ken Liu 2016 383 páginas

4.04

5000+ valoraciones

🐉 Chinese Science Fiction 📚 Speculative Anthology 👽 Alien Civilizations

The Veiled Throne

por Ken Liu • 2021

His mother's empire is a slaughterhouse. The woman he loves is its conquered princess.

4.13

5000+

🛠️ Engineered Magic ⚔️ War And Imperialism 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy

The Veiled Throne

His mother's empire is a slaughterhouse. The woman he loves is its conquered princess.

por Ken Liu 2021 982 páginas

4.13

5000+ valoraciones

🛠️ Engineered Magic ⚔️ War And Imperialism 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy

Speaking Bones

por Ken Liu • 2022

An exiled princess builds bone beasts to end an empire. The harder war comes after victory.

4.53

4000+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Cultural Synthesis 👻 Ancestral Voices

Speaking Bones

An exiled princess builds bone beasts to end an empire. The harder war comes after victory.

por Ken Liu 2022 1047 páginas

4.53

4000+ valoraciones

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Cultural Synthesis 👻 Ancestral Voices

All That We See or Seem

por Ken Liu • 2025

A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.

3.53

2000+

🖤 Tech Noir 💻 Hacker Protagonist 🫂 Found Family

All That We See or Seem

A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.

por Ken Liu 2025 404 páginas

3.53

2000+ valoraciones

🖤 Tech Noir 💻 Hacker Protagonist 🫂 Found Family

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