Liu Cixin was born on June 23, 1963 in Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
Career
Liu's work is considered hard science fiction. He has published more than twenty books.
Achievements
Liu Cixin is a nine-time winner of Kehuan Shijie Yinhe (Chinese Galaxy) Award: 1999-2006, 2010,World Chinese Science Fiction Association's Xingyun (Nebula) Award for best writer in 2010, and numerous others awards.
