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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

By Ken Liu
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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories is a groundbreaking collection by Ken Liu, featuring his most acclaimed short fiction alongside a brand-new exclusive piece. The stories explore themes of history, identity, and human connection, showcased in award-winning works like "The Paper Menagerie," the only story ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. This collection highlights Liu's unique voice and deft storytelling, blending speculative elements with profound emotional depth.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who appreciate thought-provoking and beautifully crafted short stories that blend speculative fiction with literary depth. Fans of award-winning science fiction and fantasy narratives by authors like Ted Chiang or N.K. Jemisin will find this collection particularly compelling.

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Presents the author's selection of his best short stories, as well as a new piece, in a collection that includes "The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary," "Mono No Aware" and "The Waves."

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Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots

Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection — including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume.

With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. This mesmerizing collection features many of Ken's award-winning and award-finalist stories, including:

"The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary" (Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards), "Mono No Aware" (Hugo Award winner), "The Waves" (Nebula Award finalist), "The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species" (Nebula and Sturgeon Award finalists), "All the Flavours" (Nebula Award finalist), "The Litigation Master and the Monkey King" (Nebula Award finalist), and the most awarded story in the genre's history, "The Paper Menagerie" (The only story to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards).

Insightful and stunning stories that plumb the struggle against history and betrayal of relationships in pivotal moments, this collection showcases one of our greatest and original voices.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781481424363

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 464

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Biography & Memoir Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Ken Liu Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction

About the Author

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, The Veiled Throne, a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, and the forthcoming Julia Z series. 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 Oracle" 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, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.

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