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Ken Liu Books in Order
Ken Liu is a renowned American author of speculative fiction. He has won the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, as well as top genre honors in Japan, Spain, and France. Liu's debut novel, The Grace of Kings, is the first volume in the epic fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty, where engineers wield magical powers. His debut collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been translated into over a dozen languages. He is also the author of the Star Wars novel, The Legends of Luke Skywalker. Liu's work has been adapted into various media projects, including the Netflix animated series Love, Death + Robots, AMC's Pantheon, and "The Message" under development by 21 Laps and FilmNation Entertainment. A polymath, Liu has shifted from a career in law and software engineering to become a full-time writer, often speaking at conferences and universities on topics such as futurism, cryptocurrency, and the mathematics of origami. He is also an acclaimed translator, having worked on notable works like Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem and Chen Qiufan's novels.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Ken Liu's book series? Ken Liu has written 13 book series. The most notable is the Faraway series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Ken Liu
- #1
The Prince and the Troll (By: Rainbow Rowell)(2020) - #2
Hazel and Gray (By: Nic Stone)(2020) - #3
The Wickeds (By: Gayle Forman)(2020) - #4
The Cleaners(2020) - #5
The Princess Game (By: Soman Chainani)(2020)
- #1
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 3 (By: Karen Osborne)(2019) - #2
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 5 (By: Alex Shvartsman,Filip Wiltgren,Alexandra Seidel,Rodrigo Assis Mesquita)(2019) - #3
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 6 (With: Alex Shvartsman,Julie Nováková,Irene Punti,Yevgeny Lukin)(2020) - #4
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 7 (By: Alex Shvartsman,Michèle Laframboise,Filip Wiltgren,Murtaza Mohsin)(2020) - #5
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 8 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2020) - #6
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 9 (By: Gustavo Bondoni,Taiyo Fujii,Alex Shvartsman,Gu Shi,Wu Guan,Dai Da,Wei Ma)(2020) - #7
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 10 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2021) - #8
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 11 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2021) - #9
Future Science Fiction Digest Issue 12 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2021) - #10
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 13 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2021) - #11
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 14 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2022) - #12
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 15 (By: Alex Shvartsman)(2022) - #13
Future Science Fiction Digest, Issue 17 (By: Alex Shvartsman,Han Song,H. Pueyo,Nathan Faries,Renan Bernardo,Rodrigo Culagovski,Uchechukwu Nwaka)(2022)
- #1
Heiresses of Russ 2015(2015)
- #1
Phasma (By: Delilah S. Dawson)(2017) - #2
Star Wars Annual 2018 (By: Egmont)(2017) - #3
Star Wars Kirigami (By: Marc Hagan-Guirey)(2017) - #4
Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor (By: Ryder Windham,Adam Bray,John Boyega)(2017) - #5
The Legends of Luke Skywalker(2017) - #6
The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance (By: Daniel Wallace)(2017) - #7
Captain Phasma (By: Kelly Thompson)(2017) - #8
Canto Bight (By: Saladin Ahmed,Mira Grant,John Jackson Miller,Rae Carson)(2017)
- #1
All That We See or Seem(2025)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987) - #4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988) - #5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989) - #6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990) - #7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991) - #8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992) - #9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993) - #10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994) - #11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995) - #12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996) - #13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997) - #14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998) - #15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999) - #16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000) - #17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001) - #18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002) - #19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002) - #20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004) - #21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005) - #22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006) - #23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007) - #24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008) - #25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009) - #26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010) - #27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011) - #28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012) - #29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013) - #30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014) - #31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015) - #32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016) - #33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017) - #34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018) - #35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019) - #36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020) - #37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021) - #38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022) - #39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023) - #40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024) - #41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1
Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time (With: Lao Tzu)(2024)
- #1
Dorothy Dreams (By: Simon R. Green)(2013) - #2
Emeralds to Emeralds, Dust to Dust (By: Seanan McGuire)(2013) - #3
The Boy Detective of Oz (By: Tad Williams)(2013) - #4
A Meeting in Oz (By: Jeffrey Ford)(2013) - #5
Off to See the Emperor (By: Orson Scott Card)(2013) - #6
The Cobbler of Oz (By: Jonathan Maberry)(2013) - #7
Lost Girls of Oz (By: Theodora Goss)(2013) - #8
Blown Away (By: Jane Yolen)(2013) - #9
A Tornado of Dorothys (By: Kat Howard)(2013) - #10
The Veiled Shanghai(2013) - #11
Dead Blue (By: David Farland)(2013) - #12
The Great Zeppelin Heist of Oz (By: C.C. Finlay,Rae Carson)(2013) - #13
Beyond the Naked Eye (By: Rachel Swirsky)(2013) - #14
City So Bright (By: Dale Bailey)(2013) - #15
One Flew Over the Rainbow (By: Robin Wasserman)(2013) - #16The Caretaker(2011)
- #17
Simulacrum(2011) - #18
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary(2011) - #19Staying Behind(2011)
- #20
Good Hunting(2012) - #21
Mono no Aware(2012) - #22Knotting Grass, Holding Ring(2014)
- #23Presence(2014)
- #24
The Regular(2014) - #25An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition(2016)
- #26
The Paper Menagerie(2016) - #27
The Passing of the Dragon(2023) - #28
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories(2016) - #29
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories(2020) - #30
If a Digitized Tree Falls (With: Caroline M. Yoachim)(2025)
- #1Reborn(2014)
- #2Space Ballet (By: Judith Moffett)(2014)
- #1
The Grace of Kings(2015) - #2The Wall of Storms(2016)
- #3
The Veiled Throne(2021) - #4
Speaking Bones(2022)
- #1
The Future Chronicles (By: Patrice Fitzgerald,Samuel Peralta,Hugh Howey,Ann Christy,Peter Cawdron,Sam Best,Angela Cavanaugh,David Adams,Nina Croft,Deirdre Gould)(2015) - #2
The A.I. Chronicles (By: Alex Albrinck)(2015) - #3
The Dragon Chronicles (By: Chris Pourteau,Alex Albrinck,Vincent Trigili)(2015) - #4
Alt.History 101 (By: Samuel Peralta,Ann Christy)(2015) - #5
Feyland (By: Samuel Peralta,K.J. Colt)(2016) - #6
The Shapeshifter Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta)(2016) - #7
Chronicle Worlds: Paradisi (By: Samuel Peralta)(2016) - #8
The Jurassic Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta,Philip Harris)(2017) - #9
Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie (By: Samuel Peralta)(2017) - #10
Tails of Dystopia (By: Samuel Peralta,Ann Christy,Chris Pourteau)(2017) - #11
Chronicle Worlds: No Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta)(2019) - #12
The Gamer Chronicles (By: Samuel Peralta,Anthea Sharp)(2019) - #13
Chronicle Worlds: Legacy Fleet (By: Samuel Peralta)(2019) - #14
Chronicle Worlds: Crime and Punishment (By: Samuel Peralta)(2019) - #15
Chronicle Worlds: Half Way Home (By: Samuel Peralta,David Bruns,Saul Tanpepper)(2023) - #16The A.I. Chronicles (By: E.E. Giorgi,Sam Best,Alex Albrinck)(2015)
- #17Alt.History 101 (By: Samuel Peralta,Ann Christy,Sam Best)(2015)
- #18The Cyborg Chronicles(2015)
- #19The Doomsday Chronicles(2016)
- #20Chronicle Worlds: B-Movie (By: Samuel Peralta,Eamon Ambrose)(2017)
- #21Tails of Dystopia (By: Samuel Peralta,Ann Christy,Chris Pourteau,E.E. Giorgi)(2017)
- #1
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition (By: Paula Guran)(2018) - #2
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition(2010) - #3
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition(2011) - #4
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition(2012) - #5
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition(2013) - #6
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition(2014) - #7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition(2015) - #8
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition(2016) - #9
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition(2017) - #10The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition(2018)
- #11
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition(2020) - #12
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1(2020) - #13
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2(2021) - #14
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3(2022) - #15
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4(2023) - #16
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5(2024) - #17
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume 5(2024)
- #1
Unidentified Funny Objects(2012) - #2
Unidentified Funny Objects 2(2013) - #3
Unidentified Funny Objects 3(2014) - #4
Funny Science Fiction(2015) - #5
Unidentified Funny Objects 4(2015) - #6
Funny Fantasy(2016) - #7
Unidentified Funny Objects 5(2016) - #8
Funny Horror(2017) - #9
Unidentified Funny Objects 6(2017) - #10
Unidentified Funny Objects 7(2018) - #11
Unidentified Funny Objects 8(2020) - #12
Unidentified Funny Objects 9(2022)
About Ken Liu
Ken Liu is a renowned American author of speculative fiction. He has won the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, as well as top genre honors in Japan, Spain, and France. Liu's debut novel, The Grace of Kings, is the first volume in the epic fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty, where engineers wield magical powers. His debut collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been translated into over a dozen languages. He is also the author of the Star Wars novel, The Legends of Luke Skywalker. Liu's work has been adapted into various media projects, including the Netflix animated series Love, Death + Robots, AMC's Pantheon, and "The Message" under development by 21 Laps and FilmNation Entertainment. A polymath, Liu has shifted from a career in law and software engineering to become a full-time writer, often speaking at conferences and universities on topics such as futurism, cryptocurrency, and the mathematics of origami. He is also an acclaimed translator, having worked on notable works like Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem and Chen Qiufan's novels.
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