Zen Cho is a Malaysian writer of SFF and romance. She was born and raised in Selangor, read law at Cambridge, and currently lives in London.
Awards: LA Times (2021), Hugo (2019) see all
Genres: Fantasy
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Series
Sorcerer to the Crown
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (2012)
1. Sorcerer to the Crown (2015)
2. The True Queen (2019)
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (2012)
1. Sorcerer to the Crown (2015)
2. The True Queen (2019)
Novels
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (2020)
Black Water Sister (2021)
The Friend Zone Experiment (2024)
Behind Frenemy Lines (2025)
Black Water Sister (2021)
The Friend Zone Experiment (2024)
Behind Frenemy Lines (2025)
Collections
Books containing stories by Zen Cho
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume Two (2021)
(Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, book 2)
edited by
Paula Guran
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Zen Cho recommends
Lady Eve's Last Con (2024)
Rebecca Fraimow
"Ingenious, heart-warming and hilarious, Lady Eve's Last Con is the sparkling sapphic space caper romcom of my dreams."
The Book of Love (2024)
Kelly Link
"Pure enchantment - a tale of love, death, magic and teenagers being teenagers, rich with fairy strangeness and told in sentences like jewels strung on a chain."
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (2022)
(Celestial Kingdom, book 1)
Sue Lynn Tan
"A stirring romantic fantasy set in a richly realised world inspired by Chinese mythology. I loved it!"
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