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Episode #16: The Shape of Worlds: on the Intersection of Storytelling and Technology, National Narrative, and the Lineage of Love with Legendary Ken Liu
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests that are an expert within their area of storytelling. Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the NEBULA, HUGO, and WORLD FANTASY awards, he wrote the DANDELION DYNASTY, a silkpunk epic fantasy series (starting with The GRACE OF KINGS), as well as short story collections THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES and THE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES. He also penned the STAR WARS novel, THE LEGENDS OF LUKE SKYWALKER. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Liu worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. Liu frequently speaks at conferences and universities on a variety of topics, including futurism, cryptocurrency, history of technology, bookmaking, narrative futures, and the mathematics of origami.
**SPEAKING BONES, the final book in Ken's DANDELION DYNASTY series, is now available in paperback wherever books are sold.**
In this episode you'll hear:
You can find us on our website and Instagram at @storybeastpodcast. For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!
Special thanks to Deore for our musical number. You can find her on Instagram or more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you dear listeners. Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly.
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Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests that are an expert within their area of storytelling. Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the NEBULA, HUGO, and WORLD FANTASY awards, he wrote the DANDELION DYNASTY, a silkpunk epic fantasy series (starting with The GRACE OF KINGS), as well as short story collections THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES and THE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES. He also penned the STAR WARS novel, THE LEGENDS OF LUKE SKYWALKER. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Liu worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. Liu frequently speaks at conferences and universities on a variety of topics, including futurism, cryptocurrency, history of technology, bookmaking, narrative futures, and the mathematics of origami.
**SPEAKING BONES, the final book in Ken's DANDELION DYNASTY series, is now available in paperback wherever books are sold.**
In this episode you'll hear:
You can find us on our website and Instagram at @storybeastpodcast. For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!
Special thanks to Deore for our musical number. You can find her on Instagram or more of her creative work on Spotify.
As ever, thank you dear listeners. Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.
Be brave, stay beastly.
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