{"product_id":"9781035929283","title":"The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ken Liu\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 September 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus --  an AdAstra Book) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e238 x 158 | 600g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of thirteen short stories from Ken Liu, master of short-form SFF.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Ken Liu, the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Paper Menagerie and Hidden Girl, comes a dazzling new collection of thirteen stories that explore the boundaries of imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the extraordinary short fiction of Ken Liu: THE PAPER MENAGERIETHE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIESTHE PASSING OF THE DRAGON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49447872954627,"sku":"9781035929283","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035929283.jpg?v=1786716004","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781035929283","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}