Zen Cho was born and raised in Malaysia and now lives in Birmingham. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short fiction and won the Crawford Award. Her debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, won the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer. She is also the author of Black Water Sister and Spirits Abroad.
A swath of delightful and intricate stories from a wildly inventive storyteller -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Absolutely gorgeous . . . Just as with her novels, Cho merges humor and relatable characters with delightful prose and engaging storylines -- <i>Buzzfeed</i> An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susannah Clarke, full of delights and surprises -- Naomi Novik, author of <i>Uprooted</i> on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown</i> Inventive, dangerous, brilliant, unsettling, and adorable . . . Historical Britain will never be the same again -- Courtney Milan on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown</i> A sheer delight from beginning to end -- Samantha Shannon, author of <i>The Priory of the Orange Tree</i> on <i>The True Queen</i> A joyous mash-up of Jane Austen and high fantasy -- M. R. Carey, author of <i>The Girl with All the Gifts</i> on <i>The True Queen</i> Phenomenal. This is what it is to be queer and Asian . . . Magical and mundane, fierce and hopeful, Malaysian to the bone – this book is uncompromisingly itself -- Shelley Parker-Chan, author of <i>She Who Became the Sun</i> on <i>Black Water Sister</i>