Liu Cixin (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Liú CÃxin; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese science fiction writer.
He is a nine-time winner of the Galaxy Award (China's most prestigious literary science fiction award), winner of the 2015 Hugo Award (for The Three-Body Problem) and the 2017 Locus Award (for Death's End) as well as a nominee for the Nebula Award.
In English translations of his works, his name is given in the form Cixin Liu.