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The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
- Author
- Ken Liu
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 3 September 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
A collection of thirteen short stories from Ken Liu, master of short-form SFF.
From Ken Liu, the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Paper Menagerie and Hidden Girl, comes a dazzling new collection of thirteen stories that explore the boundaries of imagination.
In these tales, dragons soar over small towns, mech-animals dream of freedom, and techno-witches weave spells against a world ruled by machines. A painter wrestles with transcendence, an aging scorpion helps his daughter escape tradition, and a consciousness aboard a starship witnesses the death and rebirth of the cosmos.
Blending science fiction and fantasy with profound meditations on identity, memory, and connection, Ken Liu once again proves himself a master of the short form — offering stories that will linger long after the last page is turned.
Discover the extraordinary short fiction of Ken Liu:
THE PAPER MENAGERIE
THE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES
THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON
Critics Review
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Liu’s stories are not just about the future: they are the future
The Scotsman
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This collection of short stories is like spending time with your cleverest, kindest, more brilliant friend... Stories of awe and wonder that delight the mind and warm the heart
Daily Mail
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One of modern speculative fiction’s most inventive writers... Expect big ideas, strange worlds, and stories that linger long after you’ve finished them
SciFi Now
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Details
- Author
- Ken Liu
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
- Duration
- 11 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035929313
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction, Metaphysical / philosophical fiction, Short stories
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Passing of the Dragon and other Stories by Ken Liu, read by Gabrille Nellis-Pain.A collection of thirteen short stories from Ken Liu, master of short-form SFF.From Ken Liu, the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Paper Menagerie and Hidden Girl, comes a dazzling new collection of thirteen stories that explore the boundaries of imagination.In these tales, dragons soar over small towns, mech-animals dream of freedom, and techno-witches weave spells against a world ruled by machines. A painter wrestles with transcendence, an aging scorpion helps his daughter escape tradition, and a consciousness aboard a starship witnesses the death and rebirth of the cosmos.Blending science fiction and fantasy with profound meditations on identity, memory, and connection, Ken Liu once again proves himself a master of the short form — offering stories that will linger long after the last page is turned.Discover the extraordinary short fiction of Ken Liu: THE PAPER MENAGERIETHE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIESTHE PASSING OF THE DRAGON
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