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The Paper Menagerie & Other Stories by Ken Liu

All the Flavors by Ken Liu

The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu

December 16, 2020 by Ale Leave a Comment

Always on the lookout for speculative short fiction, I came across Ken Liu on an internet list somewhere. The little bio said he’d won the Hugo and the Nebula for his short stories and translations, and as I’m ashamed to say I’ve read very little by Chinese-American authors, I immediately ran to the library. They had his short story collection, The Paper Menagerie & Other Stories, and even though I knew he was award winning, I was not prepared for just how life-changing this collection would […]

https://cannonballread.com/2020/12/the-paper-menagerie-other-stories-and-all-the-flavors-and-the-man-who-ended-history-a-documentary-ale/

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: alternate history, China, Chinese history, collection, hugo winner, Japan, ken liu, Nebula winner, novella, short story

Ale's CBR12 Review No:31 · Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: alternate history, China, Chinese history, collection, hugo winner, Japan, ken liu, Nebula winner, novella, short story ·
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  • Stego Lily
    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    I've read it, but I haven't listened to the audiobook. I'll have to check that out!
  • Stego Lily
    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    No, but now I'm wishing I had! The print version has really lovely illustrations though.
  • Emmalita
    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    Ooooo, have you read This is How You Lose the Time War? If not I recommend it, and recommend the...
  • Malin
    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    Did you listen to the audio? The singing is almost magical. I loved this a lot, I just wanted it...
  • Tracy
    on “What is a river but an open throat; what is water but a voice?”
    I really liked this one.
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