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Cixin Liu Books in Order

Cixin Liu has written 2 books, published between 2017 and 2021. The first book is Death's End (2017) and the newest is The Redemption of Time (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
2
Published
2017–2021
Pages on record
624 in 1 of 2 books
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Cixin Liu is a Chinese science fiction writer, published in English under that form of his name and a winner of the Hugo Award. Two titles are catalogued: Death's End (2017) and The Redemption of Time (2021). Human-alien encounters, imaginary wars, space flight and survival are the recorded subjects, and nothing later than 2021 is catalogued.

One of Cixin Liu's series, The Three-Body Problem, begins with Earth's first contact with an alien civilization, following scientists and governments as they confront the impending arrival of extraterrestrials.

How many Cixin Liu books are there?

Cixin Liu has 2 books, released between 2017 and 2021.

Cixin Liu Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 2 Cixin Liu books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Death's End by Cixin Liu (2017)
  2. Cover of The Redemption of Time by Cixin Liu (2021)
  1. 1
    Death's End2017 · 624 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017624
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    The Redemption of Time2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Cixin Liu books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Cixin Liu titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cixin Liu books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 2 Cixin Liu books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Cixin Liu

Start with Death's End (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cixin Liu book?

The Redemption of Time (2021) is the newest Cixin Liu book released so far.

Is there a new Cixin Liu book coming?

No next Cixin Liu book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cixin Liu at a glance

Paused
No new Cixin Liu title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Length
624 pages across the 1 of 2 books with a recorded length, a median of 624 pages each.

What the Cixin Liu books are about

All 2 Cixin Liu books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: human-alien encounters is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.