“Simulacrum” and “The Regular” not only explore philosophical underpinnings of unbridled innovation, but reveal the impartiality of an author willing to explore all sides of debates. It’s a captivating tale that hits too close to home and a reminder to not share usage and diagnostics information no matter how much we want to improve browser performance. In “The Perfect Match,” he introduces a creepy, dystopic world where a company similar to Google serves as a Panopticon that takes over the world.
It’s no surprise, then, that many of his stories are speculative fiction about technological growth and socio-political structures. For over a decade, Liu has published his shorts consistently and prolifically all the while sustaining day-jobs within the fields of tech and law. Solid and vivid storytelling is a staple in each and every one of the fifteen shorts found in this collection. Those familiar with popular Chinese history will find the conflicts and characters completely recognizable in Kings, but no less compelling for Liu’s ability to tell a good story. “Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.”īefore Ken Liu compiled A Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, he was known for his translation of T he Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, which earned him a Hugo Award for Best Novel, and also the fantasy novel, The Grace of Kings: Book One of the Dandelion Dynasty.
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