<p><b>A collection of thirteen short stories from Ken Liu, master of short-form SFF.</b><br><br>From Ken Liu, the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of <i>The Paper Menagerie</i> and <i>Hidden Girl</i>, comes a dazzling new collection of thirteen stories that explore the boundaries of imagination.<br><br>In these tales, dragons soar over small towns, mech-animals dream of freedom, and techno-witches weave spells against a world ruled by machines. A painter wrestles with transcendence, an aging scorpion helps his daughter escape tradition, and a consciousness aboard a starship witnesses the death and rebirth of the cosmos.<br><br>Blending science fiction and fantasy with profound meditations on identity, memory, and connection, Ken Liu once again proves himself a master of the short form - offering stories that will linger long after the last page is turned.<br><br><b>Discover the extraordinary short fiction of Ken Liu: </b><br><br>THE PAPER MENAGERIE<br>THE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES<br>THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON</p>