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Naomi Ishiguro was born in London, in 1992. Her debut novel, Common Ground, was published by Tinder Press in the spring of 2021, and her collection of stories, titled Escape Routes, was published in the spring of 2020 (also by Tinder Press). She's a graduate of the University of East Anglia's MFA Creative Writing Programme, and has worked as both a secondary school English teacher and a freelance creative writing teacher. She also spent a lovely two years in her early 20s working as a bookseller and bibliotherapist at Mr B's Emporium of Reading Delights in Bath.
‘A perfect fusion of cyberpunk and fantasy, this electric debut, packed with memorable characters, will keep your heart pumping all the way through. The world is richly detailed, the stakes are high as a dragon flies, and the pace is addictive. Pick it up now’ -- <B>Samantha Shannon, internationally bestselling author of <I>The Priory of the Orange Tree</I></B> ‘A breathtaking adventure set in an immersive cityscape like no other. The Rainshadow Orphans has a wonderful cast reminiscent of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and a message of hope that made my diaspora heart soar’ -- <B>Eliza Chan, bestselling author of <I>Fathomfolk</I></B> 'The Rainshadow Orphans shimmers with wondrous worldbuilding and sublime writing. A luminous blend of folklore, sci-fi and aching humanity – I couldn’t put it down.' -- <B>AF Steadman, internationally bestselling author of the <I>Skandar</I> series</B> 'Accomplished, ambitious worldbuilding and dynamic, determined characters. I love Naomi Ishiguro’s writing both for its thrilling sense of adventure and her resolutely humane engagement with the most important questions of family, loyalty and friendship' -- <B>Leon Craig, author of <I>The Decadence</I></B> 'Like the best fantasy/sci-fi anime… The Rainshadow Orphans will stay with me for its kickass characters, devastatingly-imagined world and Hiranaya: the most memorable dragon in fiction!' -- <B>William Yamaguchi Dobson, author of <I>Kamizen: Fortress of Lost Memories</I></B> 'Spectacular. Rainshadow Island is redolent with wonders to rival Barrie's Neverland and threats fiercer than anything in Collins' Panem. Ishiguro has crafted an essential and propulsive novel about the magic of truly connecting with a land and its history. I will follow these wonderful characters wherever they take me' -- <B>Alex Allison, author of<I> Greatest of All Time</I></B>
