Neon Yang
Neon Yang | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Notable awards | Nebula Award for Best Novella |
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| Official website | |
Neon Yang,[1] is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction.
Career[]
Yang has written a series of "silkpunk" novellas,[2] and has published short fiction since 2012.[3] Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[4] the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle[5] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[6] In 2020, The Black Tides of Heaven was named one of the 100 best fantasy novels of all-time by a Time Magazine panel.[7][8]
In September 2020, Tor Books announced that it had acquired the rights to The Nullvoid Chronicles trilogy by Yang. Tor described the trilogy as a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc as a mecha space opera.[9]
Themes[]
Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.[10] They have described themselves as "a deep pessimist about human nature," saying that "the best we can do is to recognize this and mitigate that assholic nature when we can. I think, ultimately, that’s what most of my stories end up being about."[11] They have referenced David Mitchell, Helen Oyeyemi, and William Gibson as influences on their writing.[11]
Yang has described their Tensorate novellas as "Queer Asian science fantasy." [12]
Personal life[]
Yang is non-binary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.[13] They have a master's degree in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.[11]
Bibliography[]
- Collections
- The Ayam Curtain, Math Paper Press 2012, ed. as June Yang with Joyce Chng, ISBN 978-981-07-4008-5
- Novellas
In the "Tensorate" series, as JY Yang:
- The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9541-2
- The Red Threads of Fortune, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9540-5
- The Descent of Monsters, Tor.com 2018, ISBN 978-1250165855
- The Ascent to Godhood, Tor.com, 2019, ISBN 9781250165886
- Novels
"The Nullvoid Chronicles", an eventual trilogy
- The Genesis of Misery, Tor 2022[14]