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Ken Liu books in order

Chinese-American writer

Born
1976
Country
People's Republic of China
Books
13
Series
1

Ken Liu has published 6 novels, 2 novellas and 5 short story collections, beginning with The Grace of Kings (2015). The series is The Dandelion Dynasty (2 books, starting with The Grace of Kings). The latest is Speaking Bones (2022).

Updated September 2026

The Dandelion Dynasty books in order (2)

Reading order: 1 The Grace of Kings (2015) · 2 The Wall of Storms (2016)

  1. 1.

    The Grace of Kings (Apr 2015)

    640 pages★ 3.2 (9 ratings)

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  2. 2.

    The Wall of Storms (Oct 2016)

    880 pages

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Standalone novels in order

  1. Star Wars - The Legends of Luke Skywalker (2017)

    341 pages

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  2. Vagabonds (2020)

    608 pages

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  3. Veiled Throne (2021)

    784 pages

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  4. Speaking Bones (2022)

    257 pages

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Novellas in order

  1. All the Flavors (Feb 2012)

    128 pages

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  2. The Regular (Sep 2014)

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Short story collections in order

  1. La Ménagerie De Papier (Apr 2015)

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  2. Invisible Planets (2016)

    384 pages

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  3. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Mar 2016)

    464 pages★ 4.1 (7 ratings)

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  4. Broken Stars (2019)

    480 pages

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  5. Hidden Girl and Other Stories (2020)

    432 pages

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About Ken Liu

Kenneth Yukun Liu is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Liu has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards for his fiction, which has appeared in F&SF, Asimov's Science Fiction, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Reactor, Uncanny Magazine and multiple "Year's Best" anthologies.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Ken Liu FAQ

How many books has Ken Liu written?
Ken Liu has published 6 novels, 2 novellas and 5 short story collections that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Ken Liu's books in?
Read each series in its own order: start The Dandelion Dynasty with The Grace of Kings. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
What is Ken Liu's latest book?
Speaking Bones (2022).
What is Ken Liu's most famous book?
The Grace of Kings (2015) is Ken Liu's most widely read book.
Are Ken Liu's books connected?
2 books belong to 1 series (The Dandelion Dynasty); the other 11 books stand alone.

Authors like Ken Liu

Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.