The Grace of Kings (1) (The Dandelion Dynasty)

Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR.

Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites. Yet, in the uprising against the emperor, the two quickly become the best of friends after a series of adventures fighting against vast conscripted armies, silk-draped airships, and shapeshifting gods. Once the emperor has been overthrown, however, they each find themselves the leader of separate factions—two sides with very different ideas about how the world should be run and the meaning of justice.

Fans of intrigue, intimate plots, and action will find a new series to embrace in the Dandelion Dynasty.

• The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty)
• The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
• Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
• The Three-Body Problem
• Death's End (Remembrance of Earth's Past)
• Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
• The Wandering Earth
• The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth)
• Ninefox Gambit (Machineries of Empire)
• The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth's Past)