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April 6, 2015
Interviews and Essays for The Grace of Kings
Updated throughout the day… Interviews & Podcasts Coode Street Podcast: Gary Wolfe (Jonathan had to sit this one out) talks about The Grace of Kings with me and Joe Monti. SF Signal: Paul Weimer discusses silkpunk fantasy with me. The Qwillery: I reveal something about the book that isn’t in the publisher’s description. Essays “The …
April 5, 2015
Reviews for The Grace of Kings
The Grace of Kings will be officially released on 4/7, but some book stores already have copies on shelves, and Barnes & Noble has already started to ship online orders. Here’s a round-up of some early reader reactions. First, I’m going to do something unusual by linking you to two articles that are not labeled …
March 27, 2015
Cover, TOC, and Release Date for My Collection
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, my first collection (in English, that is, I’ve had foreign language collections) is coming out from Saga Press on November 3, 2015. Quite a cover, right? I think it looks beautiful. I’m really grateful to Joe Monti at Saga Press for making this happen. The full table of contents: …
February 20, 2015
I’m a Nebula Nominee (Maybe 1.5 Nominees)
Something pretty incredible just happened. My novella, “The Regular,” which was originally published in Upgraded, edited by Neil Clarke, has been nominated for a Nebula Award! (You can read the novella for free thanks to Neil Clarke here). This is a huge honor, and I’m super pleased to be in the company of my fellow …
February 15, 2015
Grace of Kings ARC Giveaway
I have shiny copies of the ARC of The Grace of Kings! And so of course I’m going to run a Goodreads giveaway for two signed copies. Thank you for your interest! Goodreads Book Giveaway The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Giveaway ends February 26, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to …
January 22, 2015
Awards Recommendation and Eligibility Post
Every awards season, I do one post to recommend other people’s stories and list out my own eligible work. You can find this year’s iteration here. It’s important for everyone to recommend stories they enjoyed; it’s the best way to make sure good work is recognized. It’s also important for writers to promote their own …
Goodreads Giveaway of The Grace of Kings
From today to January 31, I’m doing a Goodreads giveaway of two copies my novel. Now, these are not the final books — rather, they’re bound copies of the uncorrected/unproofed manuscript. But it looks like a book; it reads like a book; it’s as heavy as a book. I’ll personalize the copies and include a …
January 11, 2015
Cover for La Ménagerie de Papier
So, I have a collection of short stories coming out in French later this year called La Ménagerie de papier from Éditions du Bélial’. They’ve just shown me the cover by Aurélien Police, and it is beautiful. Take a look!
Boskone
I’ll be at Boskone (February 13-15) at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. My panels are listed below. If you’re going, I hope to see you there! Translation in SF and Fantasy Saturday 10:00 – 10:50, Marina 4 (Westin) Translated books can expand our imaginations with ideas from different perspectives and cultures. We’ll discuss why it’s […]
November 10, 2014
The Three-Body Problem Is Out!
My first book launch (in English)! On November 11, my translation of Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem, the first volume of a hard scifi trilogy, is officially released by Tor Books. The book launch is garnering quite a bit of media attention. The New York Times has a write-up about it, as does the Wall […]
