The Three-Body Problem
A strong entry point to Ken Liu's translation work and the Three-Body universe.
Author guide
Ken Liu
Ken Liu was born in Lanzhou, China, and later emigrated to the United States. He is an attorney, programmer, translator, and acclaimed writer whose fiction and translations have won major genre awards.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Grace of Kings
The first novel in The Dandelion Dynasty.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
A good introduction to Ken Liu's short fiction.
All That We See or Seem
The opening novel in Ken Liu's Julia Z series.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · unknown
Remembrance of Earth's Past
Cixin Liu's hard science fiction sequence about first contact with the Trisolarans and humanity's long struggle with them.
novel series · complete
The Dandelion Dynasty
Ken Liu's epic fantasy series set in the empire of Dara.
collection series · unknown
The Apocalypse Triptych
An apocalyptic fiction anthology cycle covering the world during the end of civilization.
Outside the series
Standalone and other books
- The Paper Menagerie and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection
- The Wandering EarthAmazon ↗
collection · 2000
- The Hidden Girl and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2020
- Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in TranslationAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Waste TideAmazon ↗
novel · 2013
- All That We See or SeemAmazon ↗
novel · 2025
- Broken StarsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2019
- Jumpnauts: A NovelAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
- The CleanersAmazon ↗
short_story · 2020
- The Book of WitchesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2023
- The Passing of the DragonAmazon ↗
short_story · 2023
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The Legends of Luke SkywalkerAmazon ↗novel · 2017
- The Weight of MemoriesAmazon ↗
novella · 2010
- The Future is JapaneseAmazon ↗
anthology · 2012
- Worlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2018
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021Amazon ↗
anthology · 2021
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 100, January 2015Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Escape Pod: The Science Fiction AnthologyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2020
- Made to Order: Robots and RevolutionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2020
- Diverse EnergiesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2012
- The Best of UncannyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2018
- Bridging InfinityAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 editionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Isolation: The Horror AnthologyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2022
- Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy StoriesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker - The MangaAmazon ↗
comic · 2020
- Unidentified Funny ObjectsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2012
- Twelve TomorrowsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Relics, Wrecks, & RuinsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2021
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume TwoAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- The Other Half of the SkyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring AliensAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- War Stories: New Military Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual CollectionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual CollectionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- Multiverses: An Anthology of Alternate RealitiesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2023
- Twenty-First Century Science FictionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative TimeAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2024
- Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and LoreAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- Lightspeed: Year OneAmazon ↗
anthology · 2011
- Year's Best SF 17Amazon ↗
anthology · 2012
- Nebula Awards Showcase 2015Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- African Myths & TalesAmazon ↗
anthology
- Clarkesworld: Year SixAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- Alt.History 101Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 1Amazon ↗
anthology · 2020
- Unidentified Funny Objects 2Amazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Solaris Rising 3Amazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- After The FallAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 99, December 2014Amazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- The Dragon and the StarsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2010
- The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 EditionAmazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- The Mammoth Book of Steampunk AdventuresAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- War Stories from the FutureAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 101, February 2015Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Time Travel: Recent TripsAmazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014Amazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Clarkesworld: Year EightAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Best of Apex Magazine: Volume 1Amazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 2 May 2013Amazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 9, July 2014Amazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- The Passing of the Dragon and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2026
- Genius Loci: Tales of the Spirit of PlaceAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
anthology · 2019
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 108, September 2015Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- The Doomsday ChroniclesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- OCEANS: The AnthologyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- Humanity 2.0Amazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- The Big Book of Cyberpunk, Vol.Amazon ↗
anthology · 2024
- A Dying Planet Short StoriesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2020
- Lightspeed Magazine, September 2018Amazon ↗
anthology · 2018
- The Book of Apex: Volume 4Amazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 143Amazon ↗
anthology · 2018
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 107, August 2015Amazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- LONTAR #6Amazon ↗
anthology · 2016
- Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013Amazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 61, October 2011Amazon ↗
anthology · 2011
- The Cyborg ChroniclesAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Aliens: Recent EncountersAmazon ↗
anthology · 2013
- The Veiled ShanghaiAmazon ↗
short_story · 2013
- Years of Best SF 10Amazon ↗
anthology · 2005
- Clarkesworld: Year Nine, Volume OneAmazon ↗
anthology · 2018
- Deep SignalAmazon ↗
anthology · 2019
- Indescribable OssuaryAmazon ↗
anthology · 2015
- Steampunk UniverseAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- Glittership Year OneAmazon ↗
anthology · 2017
- The Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014Amazon ↗
anthology · 2014
- Free to Play: A Video Games AnthologyAmazon ↗
anthology · 2026
- Unfit MagazineAmazon ↗
anthology · 2019
- If a Digitized Tree FallsAmazon ↗
short_story · 2025