Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection,
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include
The Grace of Kings
,
The Wall of Storms
,
The Veiled Throne
, a second collection
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
, and the forthcoming Julia Z series. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work, including the short story "Good Hunting," adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series
Love, Death + Robots
; and AMC's
Pantheon
, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. "The Hidden Girl," "The Message," and "The Oracle" have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
