by Fonda Lee | Jul 18, 2022 | News
Behold the stunning cover for Untethered Sky, releasing from Tordotcom on April 11, 2023. Artist Jaime Jones did a wonderful job of capturing the partnership between the main character, Ester, and the roc that she trains to hunt manticores. Here’s a bit more about my upcoming novella, from the cover reveal announcement:
Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father’s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family.
Ester’s path leads her to join the King’s Royal Mews, where the giant rocs of legend are flown to hunt manticores by their brave and dedicated rukhers. Paired with a fledgling roc named Zahra, Ester finds purpose and acclaim by devoting herself to a calling that demands absolute sacrifice and a creature that will never return her love. The terrifying partnership between woman and roc leads Ester not only on the empire’s most dangerous manticore hunt, but on a journey of perseverance and acceptance.
Untethered Sky is now available for preorder wherever books are sold.
by Fonda Lee | Jun 25, 2022 | News
I’m stunned and honored by the news: Jade Legacy has won the 2022 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel! Thank you to Locus Magazine and all the readers who voted for my work. The full announcement of all the deserving winners and finalists can be found here.
by Fonda Lee | May 10, 2022 | News
Jade Legacy is a Locus Award finalist for Best Fantasy Novel! Congratulations to all the talented writers on this year’s ballot.
by Fonda Lee | May 3, 2022 | News
My newest short story, the dark satire “The Eternal Cocktail Party of the Damned” is now available to read online in Issue 46 of Uncanny Magazine.
by Fonda Lee | Apr 24, 2022 | News
The limited edition print run of The Jade Setter of Janloon sold out so quickly that Subterranean Press has decided to do a second printing of one thousand signed, unnumbered hardcovers. They’re now available to pre-order and will ship in the fall. I’m very happy that more people will get the chance to own this novella!
by Fonda Lee | Apr 9, 2022 | News
I’m honored that Jade Legacy is a finalist for the 2022 Aurora Award for Best Novel. The Aurora Awards recognizes the best science fiction and fantasy work of Canadian authors, and will be presented on August 13th at the When Words Collide conference. See the full ballot here.
by Fonda Lee | Apr 7, 2022 | News
It’s hard to overstate how meaningful this Hugo nomination is to me. Thank you to every single person who enjoyed the Green Bone Saga and nominated it for Best Series. The full Hugo Awards ballot can be found here.
Chicon 8 members will be able to vote on the final ballot and choose the winners for the 2022 Awards. You can register to be a member to participate in the Hugo Awards. The 2022 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the Astounding Award will be presented on Sunday evening, September 4, 2022, at a formal ceremony at Chicon 8.
Congratulations to all the deserving finalists, and see you in Chicago!
by Fonda Lee | Feb 23, 2022 | News
News about my next project: Untethered Sky, a standalone fantasy novella about the legendary rocs of myth and the elite trainers who fly them, will be released by Tordotcom in early 2023. Read the full announcement here.
by Fonda Lee | Jan 28, 2022 | News
The Jade Setter of Janloon, a standalone prequel novella of the Green Bone Saga, releases in limited edition hardcover and e-book formats from Subterranean Press on April 30, 2022. It stars completely new characters with major appearances by familiar cast members of the main trilogy. The incredible cover wraparound cover art is by Charis Loke. I thoroughly enjoyed returning to Janloon to tell this noir mystery and can’t wait to share it with readers.
