The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
By Ken Liu
Released February 25, 2020
From the award-winning author of The Paper Menagerie, Ken Liu, comes his next collection of speculative fiction. There are stories with time-traveling assassins, otherworldly beings, unbelievably vicious internet trolls, and tyrannical digital gods. He covers everything from the complexities of parent-child relationships to what it means to be a human, and he offers a glimpse into the possible futures for humanity.
Ken Liu is one of the most lauded authors in the field of American literature. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus Sidewise, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, he has also been nominated for the Sturgeon and Locus Awards. His short story, “The Paper Menagerie,” is the first work of fiction to simultaneously win the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. He also translated the 2015 Hugo Award–winning novel The Three-Body Problem, written by Cixin Liu, which is the first novel to ever win the Hugo award in translation. The Grace of Kings, his debut novel, is the first volume in a silkpunk epic fantasy series set in a universe he and his wife, artist Lisa Tang Liu, created together. It was a finalist for a Nebula Award and the recipient of the Locus Award for Best First Novel. He lives near Boston with his family.