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Liu Cixin

Chinese author Liu Cixin is best known for the Hugo Award-winning *Three-Body Problem* series. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of hard science fiction. This page provides the Liu Cixin books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1998Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the BeltPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1999Liulang Diqiu / The Wandering EarthPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2000Quan Pingdai Zuse Sai Ganrao / The Complete Frequency Blocking FortressPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2001Zhongguo Taiyang / Sun of ChinaPOoSS · 3Buy ↗

2002DevourerPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

2002Diqiu Dapao / Earth's Cannon / CannonballPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

2003Jingzi / MirrorPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

2004Ball LightningPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2005The Wandering EarthPOoC · 1Buy ↗

2005Shanyang Renlei / To Support Mankind / For The Benefit of MankindPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

2005The Cretaceous PastPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

2006The Three-Body ProblemPOoTTPB · 1Buy ↗

2008The Dark ForestPOoTTPB · 2Buy ↗

2008The Micro-Age / Micro-EraPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

2008With Her Eyes / Through Her EyesPOoSS · 10Buy ↗

2010Death's EndPOoTTPB · 3Buy ↗

2010The Weight of MemoriesPOoSS · 11Buy ↗

2012MountainPOoSS · 12Buy ↗

2012Taking Care of GodPOoSS · 13Buy ↗

2012The Longest FallPOoSS · 14Buy ↗

2013Curse 5.0POoSS · 15Buy ↗

2019Supernova EraPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2019The Redemption of Time(By: Baoshu)POoTTPB · 4Buy ↗

2020To Hold Up the SkyPOoC · 2Buy ↗

2021Sea of DreamsPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

2021The Village TeacherPOoGN · 3Buy ↗

2021Yuanyuan's BubblesPOoGN · 4Buy ↗

2021Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's BubblesPOoGN · 5Buy ↗

2021Of Ants and DinosaursPOoSS · 17Buy ↗

2022ButterflyPOoGN · 6Buy ↗

2022The CirclePOoGN · 7Buy ↗

2022For the Benefit of Mankind(With: Sylvain Runberg)POoGN · 8Buy ↗

2023The Three Body Problem, Part One(With: Cai Jin,Ge Wendi,Bo Mu)POoGN · 9Buy ↗

2024A View from the StarsPOoC · 3Buy ↗

2024Taking Care of God Vol. 1(With: Jun Yokoyama)POoGN · 10Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas16 books · 1999–2021

01Liulang Diqiu / The Wandering Earth1999Buy ↗

02Quan Pingdai Zuse Sai Ganrao / The Complete Frequency Blocking Fortress2000Buy ↗

03Zhongguo Taiyang / Sun of China2001Buy ↗

04Devourer2002Buy ↗

05Diqiu Dapao / Earth's Cannon / Cannonball2002Buy ↗

06Jingzi / Mirror2003Buy ↗

07Shanyang Renlei / To Support Mankind / For The Benefit of Mankind2005Buy ↗

08The Cretaceous Past2005Buy ↗

09The Micro-Age / Micro-Era2008Buy ↗

10With Her Eyes / Through Her Eyes2008Buy ↗

11The Weight of Memories2010Buy ↗

12Mountain2012Buy ↗

13Taking Care of God2012Buy ↗

14The Longest Fall2012Buy ↗

15Curse 5.02013Buy ↗

17Of Ants and Dinosaurs2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Collections3 books · 2005–2024

01The Wandering Earth2005Buy ↗

02To Hold Up the Sky2020Buy ↗

03A View from the Stars2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels9 books · 2021–2024

01Sea of Dreams2021Buy ↗

03The Village Teacher2021Buy ↗

04Yuanyuan's Bubbles2021Buy ↗

05Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles2021Buy ↗

06Butterfly2022Buy ↗

07The Circle2022Buy ↗

08For the Benefit of Mankind(With: Sylvain Runberg)2022Buy ↗

09The Three Body Problem, Part One(With: Cai Jin,Ge Wendi,Bo Mu)2023Buy ↗

10Taking Care of God Vol. 1(With: Jun Yokoyama)2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Three-Body Problem Books4 books · 2006–2019

01The Three-Body Problem2006Buy ↗

02The Dark Forest2008Buy ↗

03Death's End2010Buy ↗

04The Redemption of Time(By: Baoshu)2019Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels3 books · 1998–2019

01Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the Belt1998Buy ↗

02Ball Lightning2004Buy ↗

03Supernova Era2019Buy ↗

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