{"product_id":"9781035929283","title":"The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Liu, Ken | Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) \u003cbr\u003ePublished 03\/09\/2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) (Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book) \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition - Hardback - Publishes September 3rd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of thirteen short stories from Ken Liu, master of short-form SFF.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Ken Liu, the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHidden Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a dazzling new collection of thirteen stories that explore the boundaries of imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the extraordinary short fiction of Ken Liu: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE PAPER MENAGERIE\u003cbr\u003eTHE HIDDEN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE PASSING OF THE DRAGON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257713664375,"sku":"9781035929283","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781035929283.jpg?v=1783084790","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035929283","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}