The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 5 books · 2015 to 2025

Ken Liu

Thriller and suspenseFantasyScience fictionTechno and militaryEpic and high fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasyCyberpunk

Ken Liu is a writer and translator; he brought The Three-Body Problem into English. His Dandelion Dynasty is "silkpunk" epic fantasy, inspired by the founding of the Han dynasty, about two friends who rise to overthrow an empire.

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Dandelion Dynasty

4 books · Set in DaraEpic and high fantasyHistorical and mythic fantasy
  1. 1The Grace of Kings2015With Kuni Garu and Mata ZynduBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Wall of Storms2016With Kuni GaruBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Veiled Throne2021With ThéraBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Speaking Bones2022With ThéraBuy on Amazon

Julia Z

1 book · Set in Near-future AmericaTechno and militaryCyberpunk
  1. 1All That We See or Seem2025With Julia ZBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Dara

Julia Z