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Eliza Chan - Books from Scotland

Jan 13, 2025 | booksfromscotland.com | Eliza Chan

AUTHOR LINKS Author website On Twitter: elizawchan On Goodreads: Eliza Chan on Goodreads Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born speculative fiction author who writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady. Her Sunday Times bestselling debut novel Fathomfolk — inspired by mythology, East and Southeast Asian cities and diaspora feels — was published by Orbit in 2024. The sequel Tideborn will be published in 2025. Harbour of Hungry Ghosts, a historical fantasy set in...
Five SFF Books About Idealistic Pursuits That Failed

Apr 1, 2024 | reactormag.com | James Davis Nicoll |Eliza Chan

Who among us has not envisioned a more perfect society? One that will be realizable if only everyone (masses and elites alike) could be convinced to adopt the one true path? One realizable if all of us were to follow the inspired leaders who promise perfect happiness!A few science fiction authors have written to advance their views as to the perfect society (ahem, Ecotopia, cough cough).
Orbit Loot: April 2024

Apr 1, 2024 | hachettebookgroup.com | Eliza Chan |Sylvie Cathrall |Vaishnavi J. Patel |Leslye Penelope

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Article 23 legislation conforms to international standards on national security regimes

Feb 22, 2024 | chinadailyhk.com | Eliza Chan

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government recently launched public consultation on the proposed Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (Article 23 legislation). The proposed ordinance represents a significant development for Hong Kong’s business community and society as a whole. Less than five years ago, the city was in turmoil, with the whole community gripped by unremitting violence perpetrated by “black-clad” rioters.
Book review: Eliza Chan’s watery fantasy Fathomfolk deals with the climate refugee crisis

Feb 3, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Eliza Chan

Scotland-born, Manchester-based author Eliza Chan is the author of Fathomfolk. PHOTOS: ORBIT BOOKS, SANDI HODKINSON Updated 11 sec ago Published 12 sec ago Fathomfolk By Eliza ChanFantasy/Orbit/Paperback/448 pages/$22.37/Amazon SG (amzn.to/3SEQSCp)Three starsSwim aside, Aquaman – the most immersive watery fantasy of late is no superhero blockbuster, but a debut novel inspired by East and South-east Asian mythology.
Fathomfolk - Books from Scotland

Jan 11, 2024 | booksfromscotland.com | Eliza Chan

By (author) Eliza Chan ‘Prepare to be engulfed. Chan has superbly created a world as real and complex as our own, where oppression has no easy solutions and there is no success without sacrifice. Fast-paced action combined with true social depth make this an unforgettable, must-read fantasy’Shelley Parker-ChanRevolution is brewing in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk who live in its waters.
FATHOMFOLK | Kirkus Reviews

Jan 5, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Eliza Chan |Rebecca Yarros

The first installment in what will hopefully be a long series of undersea adventures. Chan’s debut submerges readers in a fantasy world where all manner of mythical water creatures live among humans. The partially flooded city of Tiankawi is supposedly a symbol of how well humanity and fathomfolk can coexist. The fathomfolk—beings inspired by mythical water creatures from mermaids to kappas to kelpies—are able to take human form and live either on land or underwater.
US 'sanctions' threat unjust and provocative

Nov 6, 2023 | chinadailyhk.com | Eliza Chan

The US lawmakers who introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act last week, which requires the Biden administration to consider sanctioning 49 public servants including judges, prosecutors, and officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, are blatantly interfering in the HKSAR’s public administration and judicial system, undermining the judicial independence that Hong Kong people cherish.
Fathomfolk

Jun 5, 2023 | brnw.ch | Eliza Chan

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of revolution and magic set against the glittering, semi-submerged city of Tiankawi. Welcome to Tiankawi – shining pearl of human civilization and a safe haven for those fleeing civil unrest. Or at least, that’s how it first appears.