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Liu Cixin Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Liu Cixin in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 35 books / 5 series

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.

Books by Liu Cixin in Publication Order

1998 Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the Belt POoSN / 1 Buy
1999 Liulang Diqiu / The Wandering Earth POoSS / 1 Buy
2000 Quan Pingdai Zuse Sai Ganrao / The Complete Frequency Blocking Fortress POoSS / 2 Buy
2001 Zhongguo Taiyang / Sun of China POoSS / 3 Buy
2002 Devourer POoSS / 4 Buy
2002 Diqiu Dapao / Earth's Cannon / Cannonball POoSS / 5 Buy
2003 Jingzi / Mirror POoSS / 6 Buy
2004 Ball Lightning POoSN / 2 Buy
2005 The Wandering Earth POoC / 1 Buy
2005 Shanyang Renlei / To Support Mankind / For The Benefit of Mankind POoSS / 7 Buy
2005 The Cretaceous Past POoSS / 8 Buy
2006 The Three-Body Problem POoTTPB / 1 Buy
2008 The Dark Forest POoTTPB / 2 Buy
2008 The Micro-Age / Micro-Era POoSS / 9 Buy
2008 With Her Eyes / Through Her Eyes POoSS / 10 Buy
2010 Death's End POoTTPB / 3 Buy
2010 The Weight of Memories POoSS / 11 Buy
2012 Mountain POoSS / 12 Buy
2012 Taking Care of God POoSS / 13 Buy
2012 The Longest Fall POoSS / 14 Buy
2013 Curse 5.0 POoSS / 15 Buy
2019 Supernova Era POoSN / 3 Buy
2019 The Redemption of Time(By: Baoshu) POoTTPB / 4 Buy
2020 To Hold Up the Sky POoC / 2 Buy
2021 Sea of Dreams POoGN / 1 Buy
2021 The Village Teacher POoGN / 3 Buy
2021 Yuanyuan's Bubbles POoGN / 4 Buy
2021 Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles POoGN / 5 Buy
2021 Of Ants and Dinosaurs POoSS / 17 Buy
2022 Butterfly POoGN / 6 Buy
2022 The Circle POoGN / 7 Buy
2022 For the Benefit of Mankind(With: Sylvain Runberg) POoGN / 8 Buy
2023 The Three Body Problem, Part One(With: Cai Jin,Ge Wendi,Bo Mu) POoGN / 9 Buy
2024 A View from the Stars POoC / 3 Buy
2024 Taking Care of God Vol. 1(With: Jun Yokoyama) POoGN / 10 Buy

Complete Liu Cixin Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Liulang Diqiu / The Wandering Earth 1999 Buy
02 Quan Pingdai Zuse Sai Ganrao / The Complete Frequency Blocking Fortress 2000 Buy
03 Zhongguo Taiyang / Sun of China 2001 Buy
04 Devourer 2002 Buy
05 Diqiu Dapao / Earth's Cannon / Cannonball 2002 Buy
06 Jingzi / Mirror 2003 Buy
07 Shanyang Renlei / To Support Mankind / For The Benefit of Mankind 2005 Buy
08 The Cretaceous Past 2005 Buy
09 The Micro-Age / Micro-Era 2008 Buy
10 With Her Eyes / Through Her Eyes 2008 Buy
11 The Weight of Memories 2010 Buy
12 Mountain 2012 Buy
13 Taking Care of God 2012 Buy
14 The Longest Fall 2012 Buy
15 Curse 5.0 2013 Buy
17 Of Ants and Dinosaurs 2021 Buy
Collections Reading Order 3 books / 2005-2024
01 The Wandering Earth 2005 Buy
02 To Hold Up the Sky 2020 Buy
03 A View from the Stars 2024 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 9 books / 2021-2024
01 Sea of Dreams 2021 Buy
03 The Village Teacher 2021 Buy
04 Yuanyuan's Bubbles 2021 Buy
05 Cixin Liu's Yuanyuan's Bubbles 2021 Buy
06 Butterfly 2022 Buy
07 The Circle 2022 Buy
08 For the Benefit of Mankind(With: Sylvain Runberg) 2022 Buy
09 The Three Body Problem, Part One(With: Cai Jin,Ge Wendi,Bo Mu) 2023 Buy
10 Taking Care of God Vol. 1(With: Jun Yokoyama) 2024 Buy
01 The Three-Body Problem 2006 Buy
02 The Dark Forest 2008 Buy
03 Death's End 2010 Buy
04 The Redemption of Time(By: Baoshu) 2019 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 3 books / 1998-2019
01 Daishang Tade Yanjing / Her Eyes on the Belt 1998 Buy
02 Ball Lightning 2004 Buy
03 Supernova Era 2019 Buy

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What is the best order to read Liu Cixin books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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