The Jade Setter of Janloon has won the 2023 Aurora Award for Best Novella! I’m honored and stunned to have won my fifth Aurora Award, and my first award for a novella. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here.
It has been a busy year of short fiction releases for me. My novella, Untethered Sky, and the Green Bone Saga short story collection Jade Shards are now both available in print, ebook, and audiobook editions, and I also have a new Poe-inspired short story, “Nameless Here For Evermore,” in The Book of Witches anthology, edited by Jonathan Strahan, which released on August 1st.
The Jade Setter of Janloon is a finalist for Best Novella in the 2023 Aurora Awards, which recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy by Canadian writers. This is my first nomination for a novella, and I’m in superb company on the ballot. See the full list of nominees.
Behold the glorious art of Charis Loke that is the cover for Jade Shards, the Green Bone Saga short story collection releasing from Subterranean Press in July. I love how well the cover design complements The Jade Setter of Janloon and weaves in so many details from the four prequel short stories that comprise the collection. Family relationships have always been at the heart of the Green Bone Saga and Charis captured that perfectly.
Many thanks to Petrik Leo for hosting the official cover reveal on his blog and YouTube channel.
The signed, limited edition hardcover of Jade Shards will be available for preorder on the Subterranean Press website on Monday, March 27 at 12:00pm PST.
Book deal news! My next novel, The Last Contract of Isako, is a cyberpunk samurai space opera (without the space) that I describe as what you’d get if Akira Kurosawa wrote Dune starring a 50-something give-no-fucks swordswoman on her last job, blended with vibes of Blade Runner plus a touch of John Wick. Scheduled to release in Winter 2025. Read the announcement from Orbit Books.
Wow. The Green Bone Saga tops Reader’s Digest’s list of the 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever Written, and Jade City is included on Book Riot’s 22 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. More than a year after the publication of Jade Legacy, I’m happy and grateful that the trilogy is still garnering praise and attention.
Join me at one of these events in April, in person and online, for the launch of Untethered Sky.
Preorder Untethered Sky and submit the receipt by April 10, 2023 to receive a signed bookplate and laptop sticker!
Last year, I was approached by Shannon Lee, the daughter of Bruce Lee, who asked me if I would be interested in collaborating with her to write a series of young adult fantasy novels inspired by her father’s life, writings, and philosophy. Bruce Lee is such an influential figure to me, so of course, my answer was a resounding yes. I’m excited to share the news that the Guardian of the Scroll duology has now sold to editor Mara Delgado-Sanchez at Wednesday Books, for publication in 2024 and 2025.
Jade Legacy is a finalist for the 2022 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel! The Dragon Award is voted on by any and all fans and is handed out each year at DragonCon in Atlanta. See the full ballot here, and register to vote for you favorite science fiction and fantasy works of the year.