#kenliu

[yourthirdparent]

why did he say this

[fictionfans]

Got some books for my birthday last week that I’m very excited to read (if I ever have free time again 😭) . . . #bookstack #dandeliondynasty #kenliu #draconismemoria #anthonyryan #theboneseason #samanthashannon #fantasybooks #bookstagram #bibliophile #booklover #bookpodcast #fictionfans #fictionfanspodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CQOw94wLv2v/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bahhumpug]

My favorite bookstore is doing free local home deliveries & I wanted to support them so I got these 2 books. Heard great things about both! During these trying times, please help support small businesses if you can. * #funaekreads #funaekbooks #instabooks #instareads #pugsandbooks #kenliu #thehiddengirlandotherstories #sharksinthetimeofsaviors https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ujGPqAN9d/?igshid=1wlkdcp9nmq04

[drcisko]

Cixin Liu - Death's End (2010, translation 2016 by Ken Liu) The final volume in the monumental trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past, this concludes the series which manages to be both intimate and cosmic in scale leading us from the Trisolaran invasion all the way to the end of the universe as we know it... It's really hard to describe the series, each book works kind of independently as the central characters shift, but they are intimately related and you wouldn't be able to understand one volume without reading the previous one. The particular talent of Cixin Liu is his ability to make these grand scale stories full of physics problems and spanning centuries of speculative science while at the same time keeping the reader personally invested in the story. It all feels very strange at the start, but eventually it starts making sense as it starts getting into focus. This is probably the best of the three volumes, each better than the one before, it is also the longest at over 700 pages, but it is a fantastic ride, with a great woman protagonist. A definite recommend. (5/5) #cixinliu #scifi #sciencefiction #book #books #bookish #bibliophile #bookgram #bookstagram #bookporn #bookworm #booklover #kenliu #chinese #chinesebook #deathsend (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6PBY7iFmgB/?igshid=1hhtubv49c960

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and happy #stacksaturday hope you’re all having a great weekend! Today I’m sharing a little #halloweenstack which I was tagged in by the gorgeous @stardust.and.sunflowers I don’t have many Halloween prompts I have to admit but I’ve gone for Orange books, a skull which I bought in Mexico and a autumnal candle with the scents of wild fig, cassis and orange blossom. All these books are still on my TBR but they all look exciting to me. Let me know if you’ve read and loved any of them and think I should read them sooner. Have a great weekend everyone 🤗😘 and let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #orangebooks #orangebookstack #booksandcandles #pew #catherinelacey #inthedreamhouse #carmenmariamachado #thehistoryofbees #majalunde #loveorange #natasharandall #homecoming #luangoldie #thepapermenagerieandotherstories #kenliu #brood #jackiepolzin https://www.instagram.com/p/CVpoqOJrI1-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hemanchong]

#WhatToDo this #weekend in #NewYork? #Head to #SwissInstitute @swissinstitute where #LegalBooksShanghai, a #purposebuilt #bookshop made from a #list of #books #compiled by #KenLiu #reflecting his #idea of how he sees #theLaw. #HemanChong #bookstagram #bookshopsofinstagram (at Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York)

[philipraath]

[litcelebrasian]

More fantastic screen news 🎬: Pantheon - a #scifi show based on short stories by #KenLiu is in development! Readers can find Ken Liu's stories in many books including The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories ✨ [📷: @glaiza_echo]

[jamiecoburn]

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” —Mason Cooley #bookquote #bookstagram #books #booknerd #ilovereading #StephenKing #It #jkrowling #harrypotterandthecursedchild #lizbraswell #asoldastime #fantasticbeastsandwheretofindthem #claudiagray #leiaprincessofalderaan #ekjohnston #ahsoka #kenliu #thelegendsoflukeskywalker #christopherpoindexter #lavender #suiishida #tokyoghoul #atsushiohkubo #souleater

[viaggiatricepigra]

Oggi finalmente ve ne parlo 😎 Come vi avevo già detto, ci ho messo parecchio tempo a finirlo, ma ne è valsa la pena. Un romanzo molto complesso con tantissimi personaggi al suo interno (mai nessuno superficiale o stereotipato), che salta nel tempo, di mesi o anni a volte, portando avanti la storia. Ahimè, spesso lento, si concentra molto sulla guerra e strategia militare. Non per tutti, quindi. Però se ne siete incuriositi e tenete duro, alla fine vorrete andar avanti e scoprire come continuerà questa saga! Ve ne parlo decisamente meglio sul blog (link in bio) Fatemi sapere se lo avete letto o se ne siete curiosi 😉 #LaGraziaDeiRe #KenLiu #giftedby #Mondadori #OscarMondadori #OscarVault #booksofinstagram #bookblogger #booknerd #bookstagrammer #booklovers #book #bookish #leggere #leggerechepassione #reading #leggeresempre #booknow #leggerefabene #bookblog #booklover #read #booklove #bookshelf #amoleggere #libridaleggere #freepik #viaggiatricepigra https://www.instagram.com/p/CEjT_tPnILP/?igshid=4ol80pyoilhk

[penelopecat]

I finally read The Legends of Luke Skywalker because it was last weeks’s Star Wars Show Book Club’s selection, but I had planned on getting to it eventually. Beautifully written by @kyliu99, it’s a collection of linked stories showing how the regular folk of the galaxy view (or think they view) Luke Skywalker. Heartwarming, hilarious, and though-provoking, and each accompanied by an illustration by JG Jones, this was a quick read—it’s aimed at middle-grade readers—but highly enjoyable. I had started Liu’s Grace of Kings, but set it aside because I had too many other, shorter books on my to-read list calling for my attention, and I wasn’t in the mood for a long book at that moment. I definitely plan on returning to it, especially after being reminded what a great writer he is with this book. #thismakesmehappy #books #2020reading #starwars #legendsoflukeskywalker #starwarsbooks #kenliu #sciencefiction #middlegradenovels #middlegradebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbNvdABiqT/?igshid=86j2qy6lph4a

[yourthirdparent]

Do u have any MK rarepairs?

hello llewayinghorses. yeah i have ummmm a lot lmao. for the purposes of this i'll be stretching the definition of rare pair a Little because while sure some of these have like over a hundred fics it still feels p small To Me. anywayd

biliang is one of them, as well as kuaitomas. both of these are mk1 btw. sorry beloved followers i am a scorpsmoke lover blame Do you feel it travel in and out your heart? on ao3 (i was shipping them way before i read that fic it's just my favourite). and a biliang lover but i've already mentioned that one before on here.

haven't been Incredibly into those lately though cuz the liu kang hyperfixation hit like a train and now all i can do is set him up with other people he can fuck nasty (or not fuck at all i do love an ace liu kang. more like liu king. sorry.) but they are still on the backburner.

for liu pairings aka my only pairings ever........... holdon let me just bust out the chart

ignore the fact that the colour doesn't mean anything Anyways liutana and liulao aren't rare, shangliu is actually surprisingly popular considering it has so few fics (like 50 total i think split between the liu vs fire god liu tags?), liuhan probably is considered rare but idk maybe it's just because i'm in my part of the fandom but i see it p often so probably not very rare. kuailiu and liutomas are both rarer than that. railiu is p rare, i don't really see it often (but i'd love to because it's actually such a good pairing it's so cool oh my god) uhhhh liugeras is pretty rare considering how much sense it makes but i get it w/e yk. uhhhh kenliu and liucage are both p rare. especially cuz i ship liucage the hardest in the 1995 mortal kombat movie (so sad that i can't write for that movie. cries) which already doesn't get much fandom activity. oh baraka and liu is like super rare lmao but they're so cool !! i think there's lots of potential there idk maybe i'm just a freak. i do mostly ship them in mk11 though (mostly just cuz i don't want to deal with contagion lmao). sindel and liu are rare i suppose (also i forgot to mark liu and jerrod but i do ship them as well they're a throuple) as are liu and syzoth but i don't really care for them Much they're just fun sometimes but they aren't on the brainrot list. quan chi and liu are also rare but yk same principle as syliu i don't care all that much. i just like them both and i think they could have Something. evil. also liu and mileena is mk11 specific and it's also complicated but the sad thing is there's no fic for them and i'm too scared to write it (that's a lie i'm just not creative enough)

uhhhhh i also ship kenleena which according to twitter is actually popular but i've not seen it a damn time which SUCKS !!!! guys please i love taleena but why should i care for Them in mk1 when i could be shipping mileena and the guy whose eyes she gouged out. i think that slays. taleena is also a slay ofc but in mk1........ i need something with a little more Spice like they had in mkx. give me toxic yuri or give me death. they need to be treacherous and then have a kid or i'm out.

let me pull out the mk11 chart too fuck it

again shangliu is p popular shockingly however mk11 shangliu is a lot less popular. sonya/liu is actually so rare that i made the ao3 tag and i'm one of like. four shippers lmao. but i mostly ship them in conjunction with liucage in mk11 and only really ship them on their own in mk21. liu/jax is similar in the sense that i like them more in the 2021 movie lmao. and again i'm the only one in the tag. mk11 liuhan is less common than mk1 which is sad because they're iconic. again baraka and liu are always rare, railiu is p rare (though it does have some absolute masterpieces in the ao3 tag. ty melochromatic can we please be friends you're so cool). fujin/liu is also uncommon but i love them so sosososis99ssjowehhrishwkshrkebf much (i just like both of the characters and decided to slam them together for my amusement) blahblah again with mileena and geras and liulao and liutana are both popular.

SIGH. in addition to all of these i have some bonuses like sindel/sheeva and jadetana which might not be Rare but it is lovely and frossie which definitely Is rare (heartbreakingly) and probably more that i don't want to list. GASP FOR AIR.

[iskanovfilms]

Philosophy of a Knife plays a pivotal role in Ken Liu’s science Fiction Novella “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary”! After seeing the film, a physicist becomes obsessed with finding out the truth about Unit 731. You can find the Novella on Amazon! . #andreyiskanov #kenliu #sciencefiction #scifi #themanwhoendedhistory #philosophyofaknife #unit731 (at Khabarovsk, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tpVcGlEaa/?igshid=cohjxjix74nt

[bahhumpug]

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (and translated by Ken Liu) is hard science fiction filled with info dumps, complicated theories, and strange long chapters set in a virtual reality game. That sounds like the kind of book I wouldn't like & yet I really enjoyed it. Best to go in blind & with an open mind. I'll be continuing with the rest of the series! * #funaekbooks #funaekreads #bookstagram #instabooks #instaread #thethreebodyproblem #cixinliu #kenliu #sciencefiction #hugoawardwinner #pugsandbooks

[novaelee]

Cela faisait un moment que je n'avais pas lu de romans et lors de mes vacances à Londres, j'ai fait le plein ! 😎 _______________________________ Le premier que j'ai lu est Broken Stars. Je ne connaissais pas du tout ce livre, c'est sa couverture galaxie qui a attiré mon regard. 😍 Il s'agit d'un recueil de nouvelles de science-fictions toutes écrites par des auteurs chinois et traduit par Ken Liu. Alors déjà, j'étais attiré par la couverture, les mots science-fiction m'ont convaincu un peu plus mais que ce soit de la science-fiction chinoise, c'est bon, j'allais direct à la caisse avec. 🤣 _______________________________ Je ne connais pas du tout la littérature chinoise et encore moins dans le genre de la science-fiction, du coup, j'ai tenté. Ce recueil a été en dents de scie pour moi. Certaines nouvelles étaient incroyables, m'ont transporté dans d'autres mondes (sans nécessairement quitter la Terre 😉) et le style d'écriture était incroyable. Mais il y avait aussi des nouvelles qui m'ont moins attiré. Une en particulière que j'ai carrément passé tellement, je n'accrochais pas à l'histoire et au style. _____________________________ Une des choses qui m'a le plus surprise lors de cette lecture est à quel point le genre de la science-fiction est varié et n'est pas aussi formaté que je pensais. J'ai découvert d'autres manières d'écrire de la science-fiction sans que ce soit nécessairement une histoire dans l'espace, des extra-terrestres, etc.... C'était vraiment passionnant. _______________________________ Ce fut une lecture très intéressante même si j'avoue que la fin de la lecture était difficile et je n'avais qu'une hâte: finir. Mais elle m'a fait découvrir des auteurs, des styles différents, un point de vue mondial différent et une nouvelle perspective sur la science-fiction. 😊 _____________________________ Ma note: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 _____________________________ Broken Stars Collectif, traduit par Ken Liu Éditions Head of Zeus (@headofzeus) _______________________________ #livrestagram #bookstagram #sciencefiction #scifi #novel #shortstories #kenliu #brokenstars #litterature #headofzeus #roman #chineselitterature #china #reading #lecture https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBLmvSowjI/?igshid=1m32hw80t97z3

[techguerrero]

Crossing the #watermelon nebula in a #journey to meet the trisolarians. As visualized from audio-reading #TheThreeBodyProblem by #CixinLiu as translated by #KenLiu ⠀ ⠀ An escapist splash of creative energy inspired by the #culturewars in my country ...or two of them. It all started with a beautiful #plant (meaning some #elephantears from the lanai) on to #kaleidoscope treatment, etc. ⠀ 👽🤖👾 #👽 ⠀ ⠀ #DigitalArt #MatterApp etc.