The cover sits in the center of the image. The cover shows the title done in sky blue, thin, straight letters stacked with one word on each line. The background of the cover is some type of spectrograph on a dark background, but shown on its side and blurred slightly. The lowest peaks are a deep red and fade into a subtle rainbow as they get higher. The background of the image is the same picture, sans words, but with the negative of the colors.

ICYMI: @kitvaria.bsky.social reviews @kyliu99.bsky.social's All That We See or Seem! - JI 🐉

"A confident start to a new series from an author who clearly has things to say about where technology and humanity are headed."

fantasy-faction.com/2026/all-tha... #booksky 💙🪐📚

"Though we could become learned by other men’s learning, a man can never be wise but by his own wisdom." -- MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Time for a Dad story. We pulled off the very first Flights of Foundry with like, five weeks of planning, donated tech, & a whole lot of logistics. And as we came down to the last week I was getting frantic. I talked to my dad a couple times a week, and on that weekly call he said "Honey, what's up?"

Thank you for sharing this story. Wow.

Hugo nominations close in a week, on March 28th. Don't forget to go and nom the things you loved!

Still reading? I'd be honored if you consider my work. Short eligibility thread in the quoted post.

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I really enjoyed this novel. If you're a fan of Candide, this will be right up your alley.

The Best of All Possible Planets Hilarious space opera comedy for the fans of Futurama and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Cozy science fiction humor, and corgis!

We all need more humor in these difficult times. If you enjoyed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, please consider supporting my latest novel, very much in its vein.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

book cover of a city in a cube

#FundraiserPerk Grab this signed and personalized copy of #KenLiu's ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM as a thank you gift for your donation, plus the April Locus E-Issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman!

Donate at http://locusmag.com/ or through our bio! Ken Liu

Hugo nominations close in a couple weeks!!

I have a short story in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and also a novelette in @reactorsff.bsky.social (with @kyliu99.bsky.social) that I'd love for you to consider!

Links in the quote-posted eligibility thread for anyone doing last minute reading...

El jueves 12 de marzo se pone a la venta la nueva novela de @kyliu99.bsky.social, 'Cuanto vemos o parecemos', y si quieres llevarte a casa el marcapáginas metálico lo puedes conseguir en el siguiente enlace:

gigamesh.com/cuanto-vemos...

¡UNIDADES LIMITADAS!

@leerunas.bsky.social 🖤💻🧠

¡¡¡Nueva reseña!!! Cuanto vemos o parecemos, de @kyliu99.bsky.social 9 y editado por @leerunas.bsky.social

¿Estamos ante el Neuromante del siglo XXI?

👉https://goo.su/VnBZ

So excited to put out a new collection!

17 hour global SF conference to benefit the 4th International PKD fest. $10- interviews, lectures, panel, come & go all day long. @kyliu99.bsky.social @rudytheelder.bsky.social @johnshirley2024.bsky.social , Sarah Langan, @brianevenson.bsky.social, Ray Nayler, @lavietidhar.bsky.social +more TBA

Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

Definitely go hear John's reading. This story is so good.

Folks at @boskone.bsky.social tomorrow: at 6:30 in Independence, I'll be reading my short story "Excerpts from the Unauthorized Autobiography of Benjamin Brick", recently of @morningtransport.bsky.social
It's one of my favorites, and links nicely with the Saturday panel on brains in jars...

Thanks to the Dedham Library, I'll be doing a FREE local author event there this Wednesday, Feb 4, at 6:30 PM! More info at the link below (registration optional).

dedhamlibrary.com/event/15648774

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Catching up on 2025 stories for the @uncannymagazine.bsky.social poll?

“Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War” was inspired by (among other things): bees, the Winchester Mystery House, & the architecture of Jeanne Gang.

I'd love for you to read it!

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...

the pitch went like this

ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"

Book giveaway for The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang Jan 16-Jan 30, 2026 Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 16-Jan 30, 2026. Enter for a chance to win an ARC of THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by S.L. ...

ok new pinned thingie incoming with a cover this time

upcoming book! preorders live! all the things! :)

oh and there's a goodreads giveaway happening right now, omg I am bad at this www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Why Science Fiction Can’t Predict the Future (And Why That’s a Good Thing) - Reactor Ken Liu discusses the project of science fiction and the creation of modern mythology

"Why is science fiction so bad at predicting the future, even as we continue to use science fiction terms to describe reality?"

Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:

Day 3 of showing you the awesome artwork laid out in the pages of our very first print issue. Today @oldragingbarbarian.bsky.social brings Love's Mirror by @kyliu99.bsky.social to life.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you're enjoying it! Second book already turned in. There will be more Julia Z!

There never seems to be a good time for anything online lately so I'm just going to throw this out here now:

I am looking for more work! I don't mean writing (though that too, sure!), but in the vein of the work I do for the Le Guin Foundation: organizational, practical, assistant-y, bookish work.

Award-winning #author of the Dandelion Dynasty @kyliu99.bsky.social discusses his new near-future thriller 'All That We See or Seem' which centres around a young hacker.

Read the interview: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

Text reads: Fed up with your world? Visit ours. Clarkesworldmagazine.com The Clarkesworld robot (center) looks to the right at the cover of Clarkesworld #230, which is in yellow, orange, and brown and features a futuristic cityscape with a small craft approaching. Cover art is "Neo Mars" by Guy Warley.

In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Signed books make great holiday gifts! A small number of signed copies of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM are available at @harvardbookstore.bsky.social and the MIT Press Book Store.

www.harvard.com/book/9781668...

mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781668...

Just put "signed copy pls" in comments/notes.

I'll be at Symposium Books, Providence, RI, tomorrow (12/13) at 4:00 PM to talk about ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM and sign books! If you're around, I hope to see you.

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