The Dandelion Dynasty is now a 4 book series. "And so, the trilogy has become a quartet. The final two volumes, The Veiled Throne and Speaking Bones, form a single narrative cleaved right down the middle, to be published months apart in 2021 as two separate tomes."
Ken Liu Books
Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction whose works often explore the intersection of technology, history, and human culture. His writing is celebrated for its rich imagery and intricate world-building, where engineering and myth intertwine. As a translator and editor, he has also become a crucial conduit for contemporary Chinese science fiction to reach a global audience. Liu's narratives delve into how innovation and tradition shape human societies and their destinies.
The Wall of Storms
- 880 pages
- 31 hours of reading
Kuni Garu, now Emperor of Dara, confronts the challenges of supreme power: both from within and without.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
A collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Ken Liu.
Death's end
- 724 pages
- 26 hours of reading
Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge and, with human science advancing and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations can co-exist peacefully…
The Veiled Throne
- 1008 pages
- 36 hours of reading
The epic story of the Dandelion Dynasty continues in the third book in the series.
All That We See or Seem
- 419 pages
- 15 hours of reading
From the award-winning author of the Dandelion Dynasty series, Ken Liu, ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is a near-future thriller set in a world where the dark algorithms of AI have permeated every aspect of life, from politics to culture.
100 Paintings from the Collections of the National Trust
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This beautifully illustrated book showcases 100 paintings from the vast collections of the National Trust - one of the largest and most significant holdings of fine art in the world
The three-body problem
- 434 pages
- 16 hours of reading
1967: Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredicatable interaction of its three suns. This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything: the key to the scientists' deaths, the key to a conspiracy that spans light-years and the key to the extinction-level threat humanity now faces.
Made To Order
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word Robot, exploring the impact it has had on the world.
Sixteen of Ken Liu's latest science fiction and fantasy stories - plus a new novelette. From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his latest science fiction and fantasy stories over the last five years - sixteen of his best - plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne .
