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Ken Liu: Awards and Best-of Lists

Ken Liu has won 3 awards, including the Locus Awards (2016) for The Grace of Kings, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025All That We See or SeemTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2021The Hidden Girl and Other StoriesLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Collection
2020Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in TranslationLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology
2020Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in TranslationIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works
2020The Hidden Girl and Other StoriesGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2020The Hidden Girl and Other StoriesNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2020The Hidden Girl And Other StoriesNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2019Broken Stars: Contemporary Science Fiction in TranslationNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2017The Paper Menagerie and Other StoriesLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Collection
2017Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in TranslationLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology
2017The Wall of StormsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2017The Paper Menagerie and Other StoriesWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Collection
2016The Grace of KingsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · First Novel
2016The Paper Menagerie and Other StoriesGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2016The Grace of KingsNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2016The Paper MenagerieNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2015The Grace of KingsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love

Books

  1. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories4 sources · 2020 to 2021
  2. Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation3 sources · 2019 to 2020
  3. The Grace of Kings3 sources · 2015 to 2016
  4. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories3 sources · 2016 to 2017
  5. All That We See or Seem1 source · 2025
  6. Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation1 source · 2017
  7. The Paper Menagerie1 source · 2016
  8. The Wall of Storms1 source · 2017