Ken Liu: Biography, Facts and Career

Kenneth Yukun Liu (born 1976) 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. Liu's debut epic fantasy novel series, The Dandelion Dynasty, is described as silkpunk, a term coined by him to encapsulate the way it blends the material culture and philosophical roots of East Asian antiquity in an alternative vision of modernity. Liu has also written a new sci-fi thriller series, Julia Z Series, which starts with the novel All That We See or Seem (2025). The series is set in a near-future and features a hacker with a specialty in AI and robotics. In addition to his original fiction, Liu has also translated some notable Chinese science fiction works into English, winning Hugo Awards for these translations as well.

Quick facts about Ken Liu

• Full name: Ken Liu
• Born: 1976-01-01
• Nationality: United States
• Known as: Author
• Wikidata ID: Q151720

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