. ▁The ▁first ▁novel ▁in ▁his ▁The ▁D and el ion ▁D ynast y ▁series , ▁The ▁Grace ▁of ▁Kings , ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Neb ula ▁Award ▁final ist . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁L ocus ▁Award ▁Best ▁First ▁Nov el ▁winner . ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁original ▁work , ▁Li u ' s ▁translation ▁of ▁Li u ▁C ix in ' s ▁Chinese ▁language ▁novel ▁The ▁Three - Body ▁Problem ▁( the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Rem emb rance ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁Past ▁tr il ogy ) ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁first ▁translated ▁novel ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁award . ▁Li u ▁also ▁translated ▁the ▁third ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁Rem emb rance ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁Past ▁series , ▁Death ' s ▁End , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el ▁final ist . ▁ ▁W inner ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁L ocus ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Collection , ▁winner , ▁The ▁P aper ▁Men ager ie ▁and ▁Other ▁St ories ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁L ocus ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁First ▁Nov el , ▁winner , ▁The ▁Grace ▁of ▁Kings ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el , ▁winner , ▁" The ▁Three - Body ▁Problem ▁( 三 体 )" ▁by ▁C ix in ▁Li u , ▁translated ▁by ▁Ken ▁Li u