The first collection of Ken Liu's multi-award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories.
Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, and Star Wars tie-in The Legends of Luke Skywalker, and a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work including the short story 'Good Hunting', adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC's Pantheon, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. 'The Hidden Girl', 'The Message', and The Grace of Kings have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, cryptocurrency, the mathematics of origami, and others. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
Each of the fifteen stories in this collection is a jewel of
fantastical storytelling, written by a man who not only knows how
to convey complex and fascinating scientific and philosophical
ideas but who is also able to transform those ideas, and use them
to highlight the beauty and fragility of the human condition. It is
a genuine work of art, a complete joy to read, and very very highly
recommended
*Starburst Magazine*
The Paper Menagerie is distinguished not only by its inventive
imagination and emotional acuity – it has, as a whole, an
impressive and cumulative coherence... The glittering wit on the
surface of these pieces belies their righteous anger and profound
melancholy... The finale is a revelation... It is a wrenching,
ethically complex and deeply uncomfortable story, with the subtle
balance of testimonies and arguments never compromising its
horror'
*TLS*
Now and then along comes a writer who can create a mood so
evocative the length of the tale has no bearing on how long you
live with its cast, and linger, curled up, inside its bubble... Ken
Liu is such a writer... By the end of this collection, you return,
blinking, into the sharp light of the here and now, and mourn those
few short days when you were floating in Liu, heady with the thrill
of a life in which your senses were sparked up like phosphorescent
antennae to the wonders of our existence on this "boat in
space"'
*The Big Issue*
When he's good, Liu is very very very good indeed
*SFX*
Liu's imagery never ceases to impress; he combines interesting
backdrops to accentuate a whole host of intricate reactions, making
him a true master of emotion and authenticity... The Paper
Menagerie will cement Liu as a once-in-a-lifetime author. Certainly
his work is both stimulating and intoxicating and is the catalyst
that sees contemporary Chinese fiction propelled to the forefront
of sci-fi, 10/10'
*SciFiNow*
All the stories flow seamlessly, thoroughly visual in impact,
marking a great fiction writer... An excellent volume;
entertaining, questioning, with mind stretching ideas and
places'
*Nudge Book*
Liu's stories are never less than well-crafted, he has an excellent
range, and a clear eye for the subtleties of human
relationships
*Interzone*
Some of the stories are head-spinningly fantastic and almost
surreal in their inventiveness
*Irish Times*
This captivating collection of award-winning short stories is full
of wonder and magical realism
*Buzzfeed.*
An exquisite collection of work. More layers of meaning await its
readers who can't fail to find something moving and intelligent in
the writing of Ken Liu
*Allen Stroud, Concatenation*
Ken Liu isn't just an entertaining and original author – though he
is certainly that – he is an important one. Here is an author using
his life experience, his talent and skill as an author and every
genre and literary tradition at his disposal to make the case that
we are humans and individuals before we are ethnic groups or
nationalities, and that multiculturalism is our future.
*Shoreline of Infinity magazine*
A truly wonderful selection from a first-rate storyteller... an
excellent volume; entertaining, questioning, with mind-stretching
ideas and places'
*New Books Magazine*
The title story might break your heart a little. But that can never
be such a bad thing. It's beautiful
*Jackie Morris*
Glorious... The perfect anthology'
*A Dragon in Space*
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