Ken Liu

Ken Liu

Ken Liu was born in 1976. Their most popular book is The Three-Body Problem with 4403 saves and an average rating of 3.95.

Author Bio

Ken Liu was born in 1976 in Lanzhou, China, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eleven. Holder of a doctorate in law (Harvard University), programmer, translator from Chinese, he has been dynamiting American genre literature, science fiction as well as fantasy, for ten years, collecting distinctions and literary prizes, including the Hugo, the Nebula and the World Fantasy for "Paper Menagerie" alone, which remains unique to this day. This collection, developed within a considerable corpus, and without equivalent in English, celebrates the emergence of the most brilliant of talents, protean and singular - the advent of a phenomenon.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

4 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Dandelion Dynasty

The Dandelion Dynasty is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Ken Liu.

#1
The Grace of Kings
#2
The Wall of Storms
#3
The Veiled Throne
#4
Speaking Bones

Series

3 primary books1 released book

Authored 100% of series

The Apocalypse Triptych

The Apocalypse Triptych is a 1-book series first released in 2014 with contributions by Hugh Howey, Ken Liu, and Elizabeth Bear.

#2
The End Is Now

Series

5 primary books6 released books

Authored 50% of series

UFO

UFO is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Sergei Lukyanenko, Lavie Tidhar, and Jennifer Pelland.

Series

5 primary books4 released books

Authored 60% of series

Nova Fantástica

Nova Fantástica is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Lola Robles, Erick J. Mota, and Víctor Conde.

#1
Terra Nova. Antología de ciencia ficción contemporánea
#4
Castillos en el aire. 25 años de fantasía y ciencia ficción españolas
#6
Ciudad Nómada y otros relatos
#7
El viento soñador y otros relatos. Antología de fantasía y ciencia ficción.

Series

27 primary books28 released books

Authored 7% of series

Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine is a 28-book series with 28 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Paul Cornell, Isabel Yap, and Liz Argall.

#1
Uncanny Magazine #1: November/December 2014
#2
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015
#5
Uncanny Magazine Issue 5: July/August 2015
#6
Uncanny Magazine Issue 6
#7
Uncanny Magazine Issue 7: November/December 2015

Series

3 primary books

Authored 67% of series

Terra Nova

Terra Nova is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Lola Robles, Erick J. Mota, and Víctor Conde.

#1
Terra Nova. Antología de ciencia ficción contemporánea
#2
Terra Nova, Vol. 2.0
#0.5
Terra Nova 3. Antología de ciencia ficción contemporánea

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Best Science Fiction of the Year

The Best Science Fiction of the Year is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Aliette de Bodard, David Brin, and John Chu.

#1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
#2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Two

Series

10 primary books

Authored 10% of series

Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Dale Bailey, Leigh Bardugo, and Beth Bernobich.

#3
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013
#4
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition
#5
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition
#6
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
#7
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 Edition

Series

13 primary books11 released books

Authored 9% of series

The Year's Best Science Fiction

The Year's Best Science Fiction is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 1968 with contributions by Charlie Jane Anders, Tobias S. Buckell, and Indrapramit Das.

Series

15 released books

Authored 6% of series

Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 15-book series with 15 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Claudia Gray, Delilah S. Dawson, and Saladin Ahmed.

Leia: Princess of Alderaan
Phasma
Canto Bight
Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Legends of Luke Skywalker
Star Wars : Cobalt Squadron

Series

16 released books

Authored 6% of series

Oz Reimagined

Oz Reimagined is a 16-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Tad Williams, Jane Yolen, and Robin Wasserman.

Series

20 primary books22 released books

Authored 5% of series

Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by John Joseph Adams, George R.R. Martin, and David Brin.

#21
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2012
#25
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2012
#36
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2013
#41
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2013
#46
Lightspeed Magazine, March 2014

Series

9 primary books89 released books

Authored 1% of series

Star Wars Canon

Star Wars Canon is a 89-book series with 86 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Terry Brooks, R. A. Salvatore, and Karen Traviss.

#1
The Phantom Menace
#2
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
#2.5
The Clone Wars
#3
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
#3.1
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction is a 1-book series first released in 2011 with contributions by Alexandra Duncan, S.L. Gilbow, and Albert E. Cowdrey.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2011

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Alt.Chronicles

Alt.Chronicles is a 1-book series first released in 2015 with contributions by Peter Cawdron, Thomas Robins, and Ann Christy.

Series

9 released books

Authored 9% of series

Eclipse Phase

Eclipse Phase is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Lars Blumenstein, Brian Cross, and Jack Graham.

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

International Speculative Fiction

International Speculative Fiction is a 1-book series first released in 2012 with contributions by Ken Liu, Nas Hedron, and Lavie Tidhar.

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 50% of series

Love, Death + Robots

Love, Death + Robots is a 1-book series first released in 2021 with contributions by Alberto Mielgo, Claudine Griggs, and David W. Amendola.

#1
Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

The Anderson Project

The Anderson Project is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Ken Liu and Kathleen Ann Goonan.

Series

3 primary books0 released books

Authored 33% of series

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories

The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories is a 0-book series with contributions by Allan Kaster, Gregory Benford, and Dave Hutchinson.

Series

1 released book

Authored 50% of series

Cuentos para Algernon:

Cuentos para Algernon: is a 1-book series first released in 2013 with contributions by L. Annette Binder, Aliette de Bodard, and Ken Liu.

Cuentos para Algernon: Año I

Series

1 primary book

Authored 100% of series

Julia Z

Julia Z is a 1-book series first released in 2025 with contributions by Ken Liu.

#1
All That We See or Seem

Series

5 primary books

Authored 20% of series

Faraway Collection

Faraway Collection is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Rainbow Rowell, Nic Stone, and Soman Chainani.

#1
The Prince and the Troll
#2
Hazel and Gray
#3
The Princess Game
#4
The Cleaners
#5
The Wickeds

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

Sunspot Jungle

Sunspot Jungle is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by N. K. Jemisin, Malka Older, and Saladin Ahmed.

#1
Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1
#2
Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 2

Series

2 primary books

Authored 50% of series

Frontiers of Speculative Fiction

Frontiers of Speculative Fiction is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Ken Liu, Rysa Walker, and R.D. Brady.

#1
Clones: The Anthology
#2
OCEANS: The Anthology

Series

22 primary books24 released books

Authored 4% of series

Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Sandra McDonald, Naomi Kanakia, and Sarah Goslee.

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

LONTAR

LONTAR is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2013 .

#1
LONTAR #1
#6
LONTAR #6

Series

6 primary books0 released books

Authored 0% of series

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz is a 0-book series first released in 2006 .

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation

Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation is a 1-book series first released in 2019 .

#2
Broken Stars

Series

0 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Aetherian Revolution

The Aetherian Revolution is a 0-book series first released in 2012 .

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction

Year's Best YA Speculative Fiction is a 1-book series first released in 2013 .

#1
Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013

Series

4 primary books8 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Books of the Raksura

The Books of the Raksura is a 8-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Martha Wells.

#0.1
The Tale of Indigo and Cloud
#1
The Cloud Roads
#2
The Serpent Sea
#3
The Siren Depths

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Folding Universe

Folding Universe is a 1-book series first released in 2021 with contributions by Hao Jingfang.

#1
Jumpnauts: A Novel

Series

4 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Remembrance of Earth's Past

Remembrance of Earth's Past is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Cixin Liu and Baoshu.

#1
The Three-Body Problem
#2
The Dark Forest
#3
Death's End
#4
The Redemption of Time

Series

10 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Seanan McGuire, Jess Row, and Kelly Link.

#1
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
#2
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016
#3
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017
#4
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
#5
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Jay Lake, Ian McDonald, and Sarah Monette.

#1
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
#2
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2010
#6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Forever Magazine

Forever Magazine is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Michael Bishop, An Owomoyela, and Gregory Norman Bossert.

#1
Forever Magazine Issue 1
#2
Forever Magazine, Issue 2, March 2015
#74
Forever Magazine Issue 74

Series

3 primary books8 released books

Authored 0% of series

Silo

Silo is a 8-book series with 1 released primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Hugh Howey.

#2
Proper Gauge
#3
Casting Off
#4
The Unraveling
#5
Wool 5: The Stranded
#1
First Shift: Legacy

Series

3 primary books6 released books

Authored 0% of series

Daniel Blackland

Daniel Blackland is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Greg Van Eekhout.

#1
California Bones
#2
Pacific Fire
#3
Dragon Coast
Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2006
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 101, February 2015

Series

16 primary books19 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Realm of the Elderlings

The Realm of the Elderlings is a 19-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by Robin Hobb, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Aliette de Bodard.

#0.5
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince
#1
Assassin's Apprentice
#2
Royal Assassin
#3
Assassin's Quest

Series

4 primary books

Authored 0% of series

The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Cixin Liu and Baoshu.

#1
The Three-Body Problem
#2
The Dark Forest
#3
Death's End
#4
The Redemption of Time

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Feral Astrogators

Feral Astrogators is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Aliette de Bodard, Melissa Scott, and Vandana Singh.

#1
The Other Half of the Sky
To Shape the Dark

Series

1 primary book

Authored 0% of series

Twelve Tomorrows

Twelve Tomorrows is a 1-book series first released in 2018 .

#5
Twelve Tomorrows

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Jackaroo

Jackaroo is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Paul McAuley.

#1
Something Coming Through
#2
Into Everywhere

Series

1 primary book2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Year's Best SF

Year's Best SF is a 2-book series with 2 released primary work first released in 2004 .

#17
Year's Best SF 17
Year's Best SF 9

Series

3 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Jonathan Hamilton

Jonathan Hamilton is a 1-book series first released in 2008 with contributions by George R.R. Martin.

Rogues

Series

6 primary books10 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Suzy McKee Charnas, Kelley Armstrong, and Holly Black.

Series

7 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Universe of Xuya

The Universe of Xuya is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2002 with contributions by Aliette de Bodard.

Series

4 primary books2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Mars

Mars is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Ben Bova.

#4
Mars
#3
Mars Life

Series

3 primary books1 released book

Authored 0% of series

Quillifer

Quillifer is a 1-book series first released in 2017 with contributions by Walter Jon Williams.

#1
Quillifer

Series

2 primary books0 released books

Authored 0% of series

Baldemar

Baldemar is a 0-book series first released in 2017 .

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Cookie Cutter Superhero-Verse

Cookie Cutter Superhero-Verse is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Tansy Rayner Roberts.