The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories

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.