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Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin is a renowned Chinese author, primarily recognized for his work on The Three-Body Problem and its sequels. The first installment of the series won the Hugo Award in 2015. Liu was raised in Luoshan County, Henan, and graduated from the North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power in 1988. He began his career as a computer engineer at a power plant while pursuing writing in his spare time. His work, China 2185, established him as the first Chinese cyberpunk author. Liu has won China’s Galaxy Award nine times and received the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society in 2018.

Liu Cixin became a published novelist in 1998 with the novel Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the Belt. Below is a list of Liu Cixin's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Three-Body Problem Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Three-Body Problem (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Dark Forest (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Death's End (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Redemption of Time (By: Baoshu) (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the Belt (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Ball Lightning (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Supernova Era (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Liulang Diqiu / Vagabond Earth (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Quan Pingdai Zuse Sai Ganrao / The Complete Frequency Blocking Fortress (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Zhongguo Taiyang / The Chinese Sun (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Devourer (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Diqiu Dapao / Earth's Cannon (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Jingzi / Mirror (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Shanyang Renlei / To Support Mankind (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Cretaceous Past (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Micro-Age (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
With Her Eyes (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Weight of Memories (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Sun of China (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Mountain (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Taking Care of Gods (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Longest Fall (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Circle (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Of Ants and Dinosaurs (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Wandering Earth (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
To Hold Up the Sky (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A View from the Stars (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Graphic Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Sea of Dreams (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Wandering Earth (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Village Teacher (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Yuanyuan's Bubbles (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Butterfly (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Circle (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
For the Benefit of Mankind (With: Sylvain Runberg) (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Taking Care of God Vol. 1 (With: Jun Yokoyama) (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Carbide Tipped Pens (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Invisible Planets (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Reincarnated Giant (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Twelve Tomorrows (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Broken Stars (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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