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Cixin Liu

Cixin Liu Books in Order: Complete Guide (2026)

10 books • 2 series

Liu Cixin, born in June 1963, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. He was awarded the China Galaxy Science Fiction Award for eight consecutive years, from 1999 to 2006 and again in 2010. His representative work The Three-body Problem is the BEST STORY of 2015 Hugo Awards, the 3rd of 2015 Campbell Award finalists, and nominee of 2015 Nebulas Award.

His works have received wide acclaim on account of their powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin's stories successfully combine the exceedingly ephemeral with hard reality, all the while focussing on revealing the essence and aesthetics of science. He has endeavoured to create a distinctly Chinese style of science fiction. Liu Cixin is a member of the China Writers' Association and the Shanxi Writers' Association.

📅 Publication Timeline

Visual overview of Cixin Liu's publishing history.

1989 2010
1989
China 2185 1989 (Standalone)
2000
The Wandering Earth 2000 (Standalone)
2001
The Village Teacher 2001 (Standalone)
2003
Supernova Era 2003 (Standalone)
2003
Of Ants and Dinosaurs 2003 (Standalone)
2003
The Cretaceous Past 2003 (Standalone)
2004
Ball Lightning 2004
2006
The Three-Body Problem 2006 (Remembrance of Earth's Past)
2008
The Dark Forest 2008 (Remembrance of Earth's Past)
2010
Death's End 2010 (Remembrance of Earth's Past)
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📚 At a Glance: Cixin Liu Book List

Remembrance of Earth's Past Series

  • The Three-Body Problem (2006)
  • The Dark Forest (2008)
  • Death's End (2010)

Standalone Series

  • Supernova Era (2003)
  • The Wandering Earth (2000)
  • Of Ants and Dinosaurs (2003)
  • The Village Teacher (2001)
  • The Cretaceous Past (2003)
  • China 2185 (1989)

Standalone Books

  • Ball Lightning (2004)
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Remembrance of Earth's Past Series

Reading order for the Remembrance of Earth's Past series:

1.0
The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem

★★★★☆ 4.3 2006-01-01

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2.0
The Dark Forest

The Dark Forest

★★★★½ 4.6 2008-01-01

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3.0
Death's End

Death's End

2010-01-01

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Standalone Series

Reading order for the Standalone series:

1
Supernova Era

Supernova Era

★★★½☆ 3.8 2003-01-01

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2
The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth

★★★★½ 4.5 2000-01-01

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3
Of Ants and Dinosaurs

Of Ants and Dinosaurs

★★★★☆ 4.4 2003-01-01

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4
The Village Teacher

The Village Teacher

★★★★☆ 4.3 2001-01-01

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5
The Cretaceous Past

The Cretaceous Past

★★★★☆ 4.1 2003-01-01

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6
China 2185

China 2185

1989-01-01

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Books in Publication Order

Ball Lightning

Ball Lightning

2004 ★★★★☆ 4.3