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The hidden girl and other stories / Ken Liu.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Saga Press, 2020Edition: First Saga Press hardcover editionDescription: xii, 411 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982134037
  • 1982134038
Uniform titles:
  • Short stories. Selections
Genre/Form:
Contents:
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, The Dandelion Dynasty, book three -- The hidden girl -- Seven birthdays -- The message -- Cutting.
Summary: "From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years-sixteen of his best-plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Science Fiction/Fantasy Liu, Ken Available 33111009597259
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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

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, The Dandelion Dynasty, book three -- The hidden girl -- Seven birthdays -- The message -- Cutting.

"From award-winning author Ken Liu comes his much anticipated second volume of short stories. Ken Liu is one of the most lauded short story writers of our time. This collection includes a selection of his science fiction and fantasy stories from the last five years-sixteen of his best-plus a new novelette. In addition to these seventeen selections, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories also features an excerpt from book three in the Dandelion Dynasty series, The Veiled Throne"-- Provided by publisher.

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