Summary
Drawing inspiration from Asian myth, folklore and her own queer experience, the award-winning Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho will guide you from the mundane to the magical, to enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible grandmothers.
We’ll meet an elderly ex-member of parliament, who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian. This was forbidden. Not because her lover was an invisible jungle spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. Then a teen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035015658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 103501565X |
| Author: | Zen Cho |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 434g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 30mm |
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Spirits Abroad is a fantastic and fun exploration of the borders between human and spirit and life and death, by one of the best fantasy writers working today – Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries By turns hilarious and heartbreaking - and always sharply smart – Aliette de Bodard, author of The Red Scholar’s WakeSpirits Abroad is speculative fiction at its best! Zen Cho has created a collection of modern-day classics … Charming, warm and heartbreakingly relatable, Spirits Abroad is pure magic! – Vanessa Len, author of Only a MonsterSpirits Abroad is deliciously fun, dazzlingly clever, and my favourite-ever short story collection, bar none. Read it now!’ – Stephanie Burgis, author of SnowspelledZen Cho’s stories manage the rare and precious feat of being smart, witty, wise, horrific, and comforting all at once – Kate Elliott, author of The Sun ChroniclesAbsolutely gorgeous … Just as with her novels, Cho merges humor and relatable characters with delightful prose and engaging storylines – BuzzfeedA swath of delightful and intricate stories from a wildly inventive storyteller – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Zen Cho
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.
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