The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu

Includes stories featured in Pantheon--now an animated series on AMC+

"I know this is going to sound hyperbolic, but when I'm reading Ken Liu's stories, I feel like I'm reading a once-in-a-generation talent. I'm in awe." --Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author

A "brilliant" (The Chicago Tribune), "extraordinary" (The Washington Post), and "captivating" (BuzzFeed) short story anthology from Ken Liu, the author of The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories.

From stories about time-traveling assassins, to Black Mirror-esque tales of cryptocurrency and internet trolling, to heartbreaking narratives of parent-child relationships, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories is a far-reaching work that explores topical themes from the present and visionary looks at humanity's future.

This collection includes a selection of Liu's speculative fiction stories over the past five years--seventeen of his best--plus a new novelette. In addition, it also features an excerpt from The Veiled Throne, the third book in Liu's epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty.

Stories include:
Ghost Days; Maxwell's Demon; The Reborn; Thoughts and Prayers; Byzantine Empathy; The Gods Will Not Be Chained; Staying Behind; Real Artists; The Gods Will Not Be Slain; Altogether Elsewhere, Vast Herds of Reindeer; The Gods Have Not Died in Vain; Memories of My Mother; Dispatches from the Cradle: The Hermit--Forty-Eight Hours in the Sea of Massachusetts; Grey Rabbit, Crimson Mare, Coal Leopard; A Chase Beyond the Storms (an excerpt from The Veiled Throne, Book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty); The Hidden Girl; Seven Birthdays; The Message; Cutting

Ken Liu is an award-winning speculative fiction novelist from the United States. The Paper Menagerie and Other Tales, his collection, has been translated into over a dozen languages. The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, The Veiled Throne, and a second collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Tales, are among Liu's other works. He has been engaged in a number of media adaptations of his work, including Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots' adaptation of his short tale Good Hunting, and AMC's Pantheon, which is based on an interwoven series of short stories. The Cleaners, The Hidden Girl, and The Message have all been optioned for development.

Liu has worked as a software engineer, a business lawyer, and a litigation consultant in the past. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and universities on topics such as futurism, bitcoin, technology history, and the importance of narrative. Liu lives near Boston, Massachusetts, with his family.

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ISBN 13	9781982134044
ISBN 10	1982134046
Title	The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
Author	Ken Liu
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gallery / Saga Press
Year published	2021-01-26
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.