# Event Details - **Event Name**: Author Event! Ken Liu's "All That We See or Seem" - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: Sci-fi and fantasy writer and translator Ken Liu comes to Providence to discuss his latest book, All That We See or Seem!About this EventJoin us on December 13th from 4-5pm as we host Ken Liu, who will be reading from and discussing his latest novel, All That We See or Seem. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase. About the book:Award­-winning author Ken Liu returns with his first scifi thriller in a brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a high-stakes adventure where she must use her AI-whispering skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, selfhood, and the power of shared dreams.Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a quiet Boston suburb.But when a lawyer named Piers—whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals—barges into her life, Julia decides to put the solitary life she has painstakingly created at risk as she can’t walk away from helping Piers and Elli, nor step away from the challenge of this digital puzzle. Elli is an oneirofex, a dream artist, who can weave the dreams of an audience together through a shared virtual landscape, live, in a concert-like experience by tapping into each attendee’s memories and providing an emotionally resonant narrative experience. While these collective dreams are anonymous, Julia discovers that Elli was also dreaming one-on-one with the head of an international criminal enterprise, and he’s demanding the return of his dreams in exchange for Elli.Unraveling the real and unreal leads Julia on an adventure that takes her across the country and deep into the shadows of her psyche.About the author:Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu’s other works include The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, The Veiled Throne, a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, and the forthcoming Julia Z series. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work, including the short story “Good Hunting,” adapted as an episode in Netflix’s animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC’s Pantheon, adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. “The Hidden Girl,” “The Message,” and “The Oracle” have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/providence/author-event-ken-lius-all-that-we-see-or-seem/100001976641329426 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures, concerts, contests, music, entertainment, sports, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fauthor-event-ken-lius-all-that-we-see-or-seem-tickets-1976641329426 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 33.85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Providence - **state**: RI - **country**: United States - **location**: Symposium Books - **lat**: 41.82277029999999 - **long**: -71.4125449 - **full address**: Symposium Books, 240 Westminster Street, Providence, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Symposium Books Staff (https://allevents.in/org/symposium-books-staff/24111490) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/1a76cefdde1507b74ca1102c3a61b4182e8dac5bead11a6c03d38c30d0aaab8a-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc1b1a30-gmir.jpg?v=1764709428 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/7e937cc6fbb6c75363da02d4db6915b0b87f14ecc0bad36daabf1112b78041bc-rimg-w400-h400-dc1c1a30-gmir.jpg?v=1764709428 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Symposium Books, 240 Westminster Street, Providence, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 33.85 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Symposium Books Staff - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, trips-adventures, concerts, contests, music, entertainment, sports, storytelling - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Author Event! 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