New Releases by Ken Liu

The long-awaited next collection by the master of short stories and author of the award-winning Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. Thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and wonderous are some of the many ways the thirteen stories in this collection will engage readers. Ken Liu continues to delight and challenge your perceptions as one of the most accomplished and lauded American short story writers of our time.

La primera investigación de la huérfana-hacker Julia Z en un aterrador futuro cercano en el que la IA permea todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas. Con solo 14 años, Julia Z se convirtió en la infame «huérfana-hacker», un prodigio adolescente que se saltó la ley y llamó la atención de todo un país. Años después, está intentando dejar esa vida atrás, viviendo fuera del sistema, oculta en los suburbios de Boston. Pero su frágil anonimato se resquebraja cuando un abogado desesperado le suplica que lo ayude a encontrar a su mujer; una famosa celebridad que usa inteligencia artificial para crear sueños compartidos para miles de seguidores, y que ha sido secuestrada por una banda organizada. Contra sus instintos, Julia se lanza a un desgarrador viaje por el país, sumergiéndose en las sombras del sueño americano. Mientras investiga a la banda y se enfrenta a su propio pasado y a su deteriorada psyche, tendrá que hacer uso de todas sus habilidades, su tenacidad y su falta de respeto por la autoridad para descubrir la verdad. Cuanto vemos o parecemos mezcla una intriga donde todo está en juego con una profunda especulación del futuro del arte y de la sociedad bajo la sombra de la inteligencia artificial.

Awardu00ad-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a high-stakes adventure where she must use her AI-whispering skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, selfhood, and the power of shared dreams. Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a quiet Boston suburb. But when a lawyer named Piers—whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals—barges into her life, Julia decides to put the solitary life she has painstakingly created at risk as she can’t walk away from helping Piers and Elli, nor step away from the challenge of this digital puzzle. Elli is an oneirofex, a dream artist, who can weave the dreams of an audience together through a shared virtual landscape, live, in a concert-like experience by tapping into each attendee’s memories and providing an emotionally resonant narrative experience. While these collective dreams are anonymous, Julia discovers that Elli was also dreaming one-on-one with the head of an international criminal enterprise, and he’s demanding the return of his dreams in exchange for Elli. Unraveling the real and unreal leads Julia on an adventure that takes her across the country and deep into the shadows of her psyche.

As humanity moves to the stars, a young woman attempts to preserve the magical forest she fell in love with as a child. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dad Like a Pro: A Guide for Asian Fathers Navigating Modern Parenthood ufeff“Dad Like a Pro: A Guide for Asian Fathers Navigating Modern Parenthood” Book Description Being an Asian dad in today’s world is no easy feat. You’re navigating the delicate balance between tradition and modernity, juggling work, family, and your own personal growth. Whether you grew up in a household steeped in cultural expectations or are trying to figure out your parenting groove in a new cultural environment, this book is here to help. “Dad Like a Pro” is a comprehensive guide tailored specifically for Asian fathers who want to thrive as parents, partners, and individuals. Packed with practical advice, heartfelt stories, and culturally relevant insights, this book tackles everything from parenting styles and communication to self-care and generational challenges. This isn’t about being a perfect dad—it’s about being your kind of dad, while honoring your heritage and embracing the realities of raising kids in the modern world.

A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics—the foundational work of Daoism—by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text. Laozi’s Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experience. By speaking out against the cleverness of elites and the arrogance of the learned, Laozi upheld the wisdom of the concrete, the humble, the quotidian, the everyday individual dismissed by the great powers of the world. Earthy, playful, and defiant, Laozi’s words gave solace to souls back then, and offer comfort today. Now, this beautifully designed new edition serves as both an accessible new translation of an ancient Chinese classic and a fascinating account of renowned novelist Ken Liu’s transformative experience while wrestling with the classic text. Throughout this translation, Liu takes us through his own struggles to capture the meaning in Laozi’s text in a series of thoughtful and provocative interstitial entries. Unlike traditional notes that purport to be objective, these entries are explicitly personal and unapologetically subjective. Gradually, as Liu learns that true wisdom cannot be pinned down in words, the notes grow sparser until they fade away entirely. His journey suggests the only way out of struggle is to engage with texts that have survived the millennia, wrestling with ideas that gesture at something eternal, in hopes that we might eventually reach that moment of transcendent joy. Liu’s translation, by eschewing cleverness, paradoxically reveals the slipperiness of Laozi’s original. The Dao De Jing has been translated countless times and will be translated countless times in the future. In that constant change and flow, we finally find our home in Dao, the eternal principle that allows us, finite beings in time and space, to reckon and reconcile with the infinite.

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A ambos lados del Muro de las Tormentas, dos imperios se enfrentan a un torbellino que amenaza destruirlos. En Ukyu-Gondé, la princesa Théra, con la traición al acecho, es perseguida por un continente más vasto de lo nunca imaginó hasta los túmulos de la Ciudad de los Fantasmas, los icebergs en el lejano norte y los valles ocultos de las Montañas del Fin del Mundo. Théra cruzó el Muro de las Tormentas para llevar la guerra a las tierras Lyucu, pero ¿cómo se conquista lo inconquistable? Mientras, en Dara, la emperatriz Jia, el príncipe Phyro y Pékyu Tanvanaki se ven abocados a seguir caminos que nunca habrían elegido. Y descubrirán que hay poca diferencia entre la locura de los tiranos y la gracia de los reyes. Continuación de "El trono velado", "Huesos que hablan" es la épica conclusión a una de las grandes series de fantasía de todos los tiempos.

Today’s software can only imitate art, but what about tomorrow? Will true artificial intelligences be able to appreciate or even create art? Explore dystopian societies, where AI generates most of the content and human artists must eke out an existence, and utopias, where artificial minds help unlock and enhance human creativity. Delve into the minds of robot painters, AI poets, drone forgers, and electronic theater curators. These and other possible futures are imagined by award-winning and bestselling human authors from the USA, UK, China, Ukraine, Chile, Japan, Madagascar, Brazil, Czech Republic, and Sri Lanka. "In this impressive collection, a star-studded lineup of 17 authors assembled by Shvartsman (Kakistocracy) raise angst-ridden questions about human-AI collaboration. ... This smart, kaleidoscopic view into the digital future will have readers longing to log off." - Publishers Weekly

A genre-defining—and redefining—collection of the boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient speculative fiction, featuring stories from all over the globe. “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” Almost forty years ago, William Gibson wrote the line that began Neuromancer—and a movement that would change the face of science fiction. Award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hundred stories from more than twenty-five countries that both establish and subvert the classic cyberpunk tropes and aesthetic—from gritty, near-future noir to pulse-pounding action. Urban rebels undermine monolithic corporate overlords. Daring heists are conducted through back alleys and the darkest parts of the online world. There’s dangerous new technology, cybernetic enhancements, scheming AI, corporate mercenaries, improbable weapons, and roguish hackers. These tales examine the near-now, extrapolating the most provocative trends into fascinating and plausible futures. We live in an increasingly cyberpunk world—packed with complex technologies and globalized social trends. A world so bizarre that even futurists couldn’t explain it—though many authors in this book have come closer than most. As both an introduction to the genre and the perfect compendium for the lifelong fan, The Big Book of Cyberpunk offers a hundred ways to understand where we are and where we’re going.

A woman who fears she’s failing as a painter and as an artist seeks inspiration from one of her favorite poets--finding something even more wondrous, but also more impossible to capture on canvas. . . At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

La princesa Théra deja el trono en manos de su hermano pequeño para luchar contra los lyucu en Ukyu-Gondé. Ha cruzado el legendario Muro de las Tormentas con una flota de guerra y diez mil combatientes. En Dara, mientras tanto, las corrientes de poder fluctúan al vaivén de las rivalidades de los líderes lyucu y la corte del Diente de León. Aquí, padres e hijos, maestros y discípulos, emperatriz y pékyu, alimentan las semillas de planes que tardarán años en germinar. En todas partes, el espíritu de la innovación flota en el ambiente como semillas de diente de león y el pueblo, los olvidados y los ignorados empiezan a ingeniar soluciones para una nueva era. En la tradición de las grandes epopeyas de nuestra historia, Ken Liu construye en esta saga una historia de formidable alcance y magnitud.

Depois de destruir o mundo milhares de vezes e hipotetizar utopias bizarras e tiranias tecnocráticas, a ficção científica surge com um pequeno núcleo de histórias solarpunk: explorando sustentabilidade ambiental, criticando o capitalismo predatório, imaginando possibilidades de uso de recursos renováveis e inclusão radical. Os protagonistas dessas histórias não desistem da luta para se reapropriar de espaços abandonados pelo capitalismo, mas enfrentam o conflito em nome de uma necessidade humana, de um princípio partilhado por comunidades que querem imaginar um mundo mais integrado às forças naturais – e também mais gentil. • Ken Liu usa seu conto para examinar um dos maiores debates atuais: e se as tecnologias de realidade virtual e blockchain pudessem ser usadas para reprojetar a ajuda humanitária em tempos de crise? • Ana Rüsche narra uma história em uma São Paulo alternativa, quando Nina sai de casa durante um furacão e descobre mais sobre as forças da natureza do que gostaria. • Renan Bernardo explora a solidão através da amizade entre uma pessoa e uma androide, sua única companheira, que está prestes a ser desligada por falta de atualização. • T. P. Mira-Echeverría e Guillermo Echeverría escrevem sobre uma cidade pós-apocalíptica, Malos Aires, e um protagonista que sonha com a Cidade do Sol. Contando com treze histórias no total – de autores brasileiros, argentinos, estadunidenses, chineses, australianos, franceses e espanhóis – Como aprendi a amar o futuro nos faz pensar no amanhã e em como fazer as escolhas certas para chegar a um lugar melhor.

The battle continues in this silkpunk fantasy as science and destiny collide against the will of the gods in this final installment in the epic Dandelion Dynasty series from the “genius” (Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Awardu00ad–winning author of the Eternal Sky series) Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award–winning author Ken Liu. The concluding book of The Dandelion Dynasty begins immediately after the events of The Veiled Throne, in the middle of two wars on two lands among three people separated by an ocean yet held together by the invisible strands of love. Harried by Lyucu pursuers, Princess Théra and Pékyu Takval try to reestablish an ancestral dream even as their hearts grow in doubt. The people of Dara continue to struggle against the genocidal Lyucu as both nations vacillate between starkly contrasting visions for their futures. Even the gods cannot see through the Wall of Storms, for only mortal hearts can decide mortal fates. Award-winning author Ken Liu fulfills the covenants first laid out a decade ago in a series delving deep into the connection between national myths and national constitutions in this “magnificent fantasy epic” (NPR).

"Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people...In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspectives spin and shift"--

Kuni Garu, ormai noto come l''Imperatore Ragin, governa il regno delle Isole di Dara, ma deve lottare per riuscire a rispondere alle esigenze del popolo e nello stesso tempo a mantenere la propria visione di progresso. Fino al giorno in cui un''armata del lontano popolo dei Lyucu invade le coste di Dara. Il panico diventa subito caos. Per difendere il suo ormai fragile regno dalla minaccia e al contempo preservare la pace costantemente messa a rischio dalle lotte tra fazioni rivali, l''imperatore Kuni si trova costretto a ricorrere all''aiuto delle uniche persone di cui si fida davvero: i suoi figli Timu, Phyro e Théra, ormai adulti. Fra sedizioni, traditori e false accuse, affronteranno i ribelli e gli invasori con la forza delle armi, della diplomazia e della geniale astuzia di Théra, pronti a lasciare il loro segno nella storia.

Cet hiver, une maladie en Chine dont on parlait au journal de la nuit se changea en pandémie qui se mit à tuer des gens dans le monde entier. Hôpitaux et morgues débordaient. En Europe, on restait chez soi et, quand on sortait, on mettait un masque. En Amérique, certains le mettaient, surtout pour le supermarché. Même si c’était moins classe qu’une énorme éruption volcanique au parc national de Yellowstone, Willie trouvait déjà ça génial. Il suivait les chiffres sur son smartphone. Les écoles fermèrent en avance. Roxie pleura de manquer le bal de fin d’année, mais son frère s’en fichait. Il n’y avait pas de bal de fin d’année en rattrapage. En mars, Pépé se mit à tousser beaucoup plus, au point de cracher du sang, parfois... Stephen King Willie le zinzin

Esta colección incluye una selección de la ficción especulativa de Liu en los últimos cinco años: dieciocho de sus mejores relatos y un fragmento de El trono velado, el tercer volumen de la serie de fantasía épica La Dinastía del Diente de León. Desde narraciones sobre asesinos que viajan en el tiempo o sobre criptomonedas hasta conmovedoras historias de relaciones entre padres e hijos, los relatos de este volumen exploran temas importantes para el presente y arrojan una mirada visionaria al futuro de la humanidad.

12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology. For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix's Black Mirror In a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the effects that scientific and technological discoveries will have on the emotional bonds that hold us together. The strange new worlds in these stories feature AI family therapy, floating fungitecture, and a futuristic love potion. Imagine genetic alterations to code for altruism, or digital avatars that can interface with other avatars on dating sites, running sample conversations to find appropriate matches, or artificial assistance animals. Contributions include Xia Jia's novelette set in a Buddhist monastery, translated by the Hugo Award-winning writer Ken Liu; and a story by Nancy Kress, winner of 6 Hugos and 2 Nebulas. A full story list: James Patrick Kelly, Your Boyfriend Experience Mary Robinette Kowal, A Little Wisdom Nancy Kress, Invisible People Rich Larson, Echo the Echo Sam J. Miller, The Nation of the Sick Annalee Newitz, The Monogamy Hormone Suzanne Palmer, Don't Mind Me Cadwell Turnbull, Mediation Nick Wolven, Sparklybits Xia Jia, The Monk of Lingyin Temple, translated by Ken Liu Also includes an interview with Nancy Kress by Lisa Yaszek, and Tatiana Plakhova's beautiful "data abstract" illustrations serve as frontispiece to each of the stories.

A cutting-edge anthology, published on the 100th anniversary of the word “Robot”, exploring the possibilities and place of robots in society going forwards. 100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. Including stories by: Brooke Bolander · John Chu · Daryl Gregory · Peter F. Hamilton · Saad Z. Hossain · Rich Larson · Ken Liu · Ian R. Macleod · Annalee Newitz · Tochi Onyebuchi · Suzanne Palmer · Sarah Pinsker · Vina Jie-Min Prasad · Alastair Reynolds · Sofia Samatar · Peter Watts

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 “Captivating.” —BuzzFeed “Extraordinary.” —The Washington Post “Brilliant.” —The Chicago Tribune With the release of The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Ken Liu’s short fiction has resonated with a generation of readers. 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 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 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 The Veiled Throne, Book 3 of the Dandelion Dynasty); The Hidden Girl; Seven Birthdays; The Message; Cutting

Donc vous voulez que je vous parle d’Hayley. Non, j’ai l’habitude. Enfin, je devrais. On ne s’intéresse jamais qu’à ma sœur. C’était une journée sinistre et pluvieuse d’octobre ; l’air sentait les feuilles mortes. Les tupélos noirs qui bordaient le terrain de hockey sur gazon avaient rougi, comme une piste d’empreintes de pas sanglantes laissée par un géant. J’avais une interro de français et je devais prévoir une semaine de menus végans pour quatre personnes en cours de science de la consommation. Vers midi, Hayley m’a textée de Californie. Je sèche les cours. Q et moi on roule vers le festival là !!! Je l’ai ignorée. Elle adorait me taquiner avec les joies de la vie en fac. Je l’enviais, mais je refusais de lui donner la satisfaction de le montrer. Dans l’après-midi, maman m’a textée. Tu as des nouvelles d’Hayley ? Non. La loi du silence, entre sœurs, c’était sacré. Son petit ami resterait un secret. Si tu en as, appelle-moi de suite. J’ai rangé mon phone. Elle était du genre surprotecteur. Dès mon retour du hockey, j’ai compris qu’il y avait un loup. Dans l’allée était garée la voiture de ma mère qui ne sortait jamais si tôt du boulot. La télé était allumée au sous-sol. Maman la regardait, toute pâle. D’une voix étranglée, elle a dit : « La résidence universitaire m’a appelée. Hayley est partie à un festival de musique. Il y a eu une fusillade. » Ken Liu Pensées et prières

Sixteen "must read" short stories from China''s groundbreaking science fiction writers, edited and translated by award-winning author Ken Liu ( Booklist , starred review). In Hugo award-winner Liu Cixin''s ''Moonlight,'' a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction. Hao Jingfang''s ''The New Year Train'' sees 1,500 passengers go missing on a train that vanishes into space. In the title story by Tang Fei, a young girl is shown how the stars can reveal the future. In addition, three essays explore the history and rise of Chinese science fiction publishing, contemporary Chinese fandom, and how the growing interest in Chinese SF has impacted writers who had long labored in obscurity. By turns dazzling, melancholy and thought-provoking, Broken Stars celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of SFF voices emerging from China. "Surprising, exciting, and engrossing." ―Tor.com Stories include: "Goodnight, Melancholy" by Xia Jia "The Snow of Jinyang" by Zhang Ran "Broken Stars" by Tang Fei "Submarines" by Han Song "Salinger and the Koreans" by Han Song "Under a Dangling Sky" by Cheng Jingbo "What Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear" by Baoshu "The New Year Train" by Hao Jingfang "The Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales" by Fei Dao "Moonlight" by Liu Cixin "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Laba Porridge" by Anna Wu "The First Emperor''s Games" by Ma Boyong "Reflection" by Gu Shi "The Brain Box" by Regina Kanyu Wang "Coming of the Light" by Chen Qiufan "A History of Future Illnesses" by Chen Qiufan

Le Royaume de Dara est divisé en sept États, mais l'un d'entre eux, Xana, a pris l'ascendant sur les autres par la force et le jeu des alliances politiques. Son roi est devenu l'Empereur et a établi le règne du Céleste Diaphane. Tous désormais doivent chanter ses louanges et oeuvrer à sa gloire. Cependant, chez les nobles déchus comme chez le peuple corvéable, épuisé et écrasé d'impôts, la révolte gronde. Mais comment renverser cet empire dont les forces armées s'appuient sur une technologie élaborée et quasi magique ? C'est le défi que tenteront de relever Mata Zyndu, le dernier héritier de son clan, déchu pour avoir osé s'opposer à la Conquête et qui a juré de rétablir l'honneur de son nom, et Kuni Garu, un voyou charmeur et beau parleur qui s'apprête à embrasser un destin bien supérieur à ses ambitions les plus secrètes. Sauront-ils surmonter les défis qui les attendent pour accomplir leur destin sous la férule des dieux ? Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Elodie Coello. Prix Locus du meilleur premier roman et finaliste du Nebula, le roman événement, fondateur du silkpunk.

Una donna del tutto dedita alla carriera porta dentro un dolore insostenibile. È un ingegnere informatico dotato di talento, abnegazione e bisogno di riscatto. Nel giro di pochi anni le sue bambole intelligenti conquisteranno l’attenzione dei mass-media e del mercato, mentre i suoi studi diventeranno sempre più definiti, proficui e all’avanguardia. Ma tutto questo sarà sufficiente a farla convivere con il trauma?

Preisgekrönte asiatische Fantasy: Von der TIME zu den 100 besten Fantasy-Büchern aller Zeiten gewählt Mächtige Himmelsschiffe, fantastische Kreaturen und eigennützige Götter: Ken Lius High Fantasy-Epos mischt asiatische Mythologie mit tödlichen Ränkespielen und dem Kampf um die Macht im Inselreich Dara. Zehn Jahre nachdem Kuni zum Kaiser von Dara aufgestiegen ist, herrscht ein brüchiger Friede im Land. Kunis Feinde planen ihre Rache sorgfältig, und die Götter sind dem Kaiser keine Stütze - und all seine Pläne geraten ins Wanken, als sich an den Grenzen des Reiches eine neue Bedrohung formiert. »Lius Charaktere begeistern, die Weltenschöpfung ist ungewöhnlich und überzeugend, seine Sprache entwickelt eine eingängige Strahlkraft. Diese Saga bezaubert jeden Fan epischer Fantasy mit genau der richtigen Menge Spannung und magischen Einfällen.« Publishers Weekly »Die Götter von Dara« ist der zweite Teil der Seidenkrieger-Reihe. Die epische High-Fantasy-Serie ist in folgender Reihenfolge erschienen: Die Schwerter von Dara - Seidenkrieger Band 1 Die Götter von Dara - Seidenkrieger Band 2 Die Stürme von Dara - Seidenkrieger Band 3