Biography
Liu Cixin (also credited as Cixin Liu) is a Chinese science fiction writer. He was born on 23 June 1963 in Beijing and trained as a computer engineer, graduating from the North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power before working at a power plant in Shanxi province.
He is best known for the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, beginning with The Three-Body Problem (2008). His short story The Wandering Earth was adapted into a 2019 film, with a sequel released in 2023; the Netflix series 3 Body Problem (2024) is also based on his work. Liu has received nine Galaxy Awards, the 2015 Hugo Award for The Three-Body Problem, and the 2017 Locus Award for Death’s End.
