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
, Book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty); The Hidden Girl; Seven Birthdays; The Message; Cutting