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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

Ken Liu

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

From stories about time-travelling assassins to Black Mirror-esque tales of cryptocurreny 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 a visionary look at humanity's future.
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From stories about time-travelling assassins to Black Mirror-esque tales of cryptocurreny 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 a visionary look 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 The Veiled Throne, the third book in Liu's epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty.

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Ken Liu

Ken Liu (born 1976) is an American writer, lawyer, and computer specialist of Chinese descent. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, he is also known as one of the leading translators and promoters of Chinese science fiction. He translated two of the novels in Liu Cixin's cult trilogy The Three-Body Problem into English. Some of his stories have been adapted into animated and live-action films. He is the author of the epic fantasy saga The Dandelion Dynasty.

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