Delighted to learn that Untethered Sky is one of the titles on RUSA’s 2024 Fantasy shortlist. The Reading List is an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. The post Untethered Sky is on the 2024 RUSA Shortlist appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

Untethered Sky was recognized among the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2023 by the New York Times and as one of the 10 Best Books of 2023 by Slate magazine. Wow! I’m immensely thankful to every reviewer who read and enjoyed and spread the word about my little book of monstrous birds. The post Accolades for Untethered Sky appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

The Jade Setter of Janloon has won the 2023 Aurora Award for Best Novella! I’m honored and stunned to have won my fifth Aurora Award, and my first award for a novella. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here.  The post The Jade Setter of Janloon Wins the Aurora Award appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

It has been a busy year of short fiction releases for me. My novella, Untethered Sky, and the Green Bone Saga short story collection Jade Shards are now both available in print, ebook, and audiobook editions, and I also have a new Poe-inspired short story, “Nameless Here For Evermore,” in The Book of Witches anthology, edited by Jonathan Strahan, which released on August 1st. The post An Abundant Year of Short Fiction appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

Behold the glorious art of Charis Loke that is the cover for Jade Shards, the Green Bone Saga short story collection releasing from Subterranean Press in July. I love how well the cover design complements The Jade Setter of Janloon and weaves in so many details from the four prequel short stories that comprise the collection. Family relationships have always been at the heart of the Green Bone Saga and Charis captured that perfectly. Many thanks to Petrik Leo for hosting the official cover reveal on his blog and YouTube channel. The signed, limited edition hardcover of Jade Shards will be avai ..read more

Book deal news! My next novel, The Last Contract of Isako, is a cyberpunk samurai space opera (without the space) that I describe as what you’d get if Akira Kurosawa wrote Dune starring a 50-something give-no-fucks swordswoman on her last job, blended with vibes of Blade Runner plus a touch of John Wick. Scheduled to release in Winter 2025. Read the announcement from Orbit Books.  The post Announcing: The Last Contract of Isako appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

Wow. The Green Bone Saga tops Reader’s Digest’s list of the 25 Best Fantasy Series Ever Written, and Jade City is included on Book Riot’s 22 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. More than a year after the publication of Jade Legacy, I’m happy and grateful that the trilogy is still garnering praise and attention. The post Making the List appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

Join me at one of these events in April, in person and online, for the launch of Untethered Sky. The post Untethered Sky Tour Dates and Stops Announced appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

I’m honored that Jade Legacy is a finalist for the 2022 Aurora Award for Best Novel. The Aurora Awards recognizes the best science fiction and fantasy work of Canadian authors, and will be presented on August 13th at the When Words Collide conference. See the full ballot here.    The post Jade Legacy is a finalist for the Aurora Award for Best Novel appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more

My newest short story, the dark satire “The Eternal Cocktail Party of the Damned” is now available to read online in Issue 46 of Uncanny Magazine. The post “The Eternal Cocktail Party of the Damned” appeared first on Fonda Lee ..read more