Spirits Abroad
This award-winning collection, inspired by Asian myths and folklore, will entertain and delight
$24.00
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
Journey through enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires, and incorrigible grandmothers, drawn from East Asian and Malaysian myth and folklore, in Zen Cho’s magical Spirits Abroad.
We meet an elderly ex-member of parliament who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian, forbidden not because her lover was an invisible jungle spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. A teenage vampire struggles to balance homework, bossy aunts, first love… and eating pe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035015665 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035015668 |
| Author: | Zen Cho |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Tor |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Among the best short fiction I’ve encountered … This collection was a joy to read – Veronica Roth author of DivergentAbsolutely fantastic … A wonderfully satisfying and immersive reading experience. Get it, stat – KJ Charles, author of The Magpie LordThis collection is a delight … Just as I’d decided on a favourite, along came ANOTHER FAVOURITE, and ANOTHER – Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightSpirits 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 Chronicles SeriesAbsolutely 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 and her short story ‘If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again’ won the 2019 Hugo Award. She is the author of Black Water Sister and Spirits Abroad.
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