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Zen Cho

Zen Cho is a Malaysian author who has received the Crawford, British Fantasy, and Hugo Awards. She made her authorial debut in 2015 with the novel Sorcerer to the Crown. Additionally, she is recognized for her short story collection, Spirits Abroad, published in 2014, and her second novel, The True Queen. Although born and raised in Malaysia, she currently resides in England. Following her debut, she was a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Sorcerer to the Crown.

Zen Cho became a published novelist in 2010 with the novel Bloody Fabulous. Below is a list of Zen Cho's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Sorcerer Royal Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sorcerer to the Crown (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The True Queen (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Black Water Sister (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Friend Zone Experiment (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Behind Frenemy Lines (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Spirits Abroad (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Terracotta Bride (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Bloody Fabulous (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Steam-Powered 2 (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Aliens: Recent Encounters (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Future of Horror (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cyberpunk: Malaysia (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Apex Book of World SF 4 (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Alphabet of Embers (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of World SF, Volume 1 (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Someone in Time (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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