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 . . .
'A joy to read' - Veronica Roth, author of Divergent
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 people. A mischievous matriarch returns from the dead to disrupt her own funeral rites, pitting granddaughter against granddaughter. An earth spirit becomes entangled in protracted negotiations with an annoying landlord. And Chang E, the Chinese moon goddess, spins off into outer space - the ultimate metaphor for diaspora.
Spirits Abroad won the LA Times Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction, and contains the Hugo Award winner 'If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again'
'Absolutely fantastic . . . A wonderfully satisfying and immersive reading experience. Get it, stat' - KJ Charles, author of The Magpie Lord
'This collection is a delight . . . Just as I'd decided on a favourite, along came ANOTHER FAVOURITE, and ANOTHER' - Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
ISBN: | 9781035015665 |
Publication date: | 6th June 2024 |
Author: | Zen Cho |
Publisher: | Tor an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 338 pages |
Genres: |
Contemporary fantasy Modern and Contemporary Fiction Occult fiction Magical realism Fantasy romance Fairy and Folk tales / Fairy tale retellings Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration Shorter Reads Asian history |