The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

The story is structurally interesting, as is the fictional science. Judge Dee) together with the historical Manchu Army massacre of Yangzhou at the start of the Qing Dynasty.The story 'The Man Who Ended History' incorporates the grotesque history of Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Pingfang, outside of Harbin, in north China, during World War II.

The characters are wonderful.Liu incorporates history and classic fiction into some of his stories, for example, the story 'The Litigation Master and the Monkey King,' which brings the Journey to the West and the Chinese detective story tradition (e.g. Each story is superb and each is unique, and most are intensely moving. These stories may be the best literary science fiction/fantasy I've read in years. This mesmerizing collection features all 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 Flavors' (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).Ī must-have for every science fiction and fantasy fan, this beautiful book is an anthology to savor.

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. A publishing event: Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his award-winning science fiction and fantasy tales for a groundbreaking collection-including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume.

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu