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SPIRITS ABROAD - THIS AWARD WINNING COLLECTION, INSPIRED BY ASIAN MYTHS FOLKLORE,
Zen Cho
- Tor Books
- 6 Juin 2024
- 9781035015665
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 Ray Bradbury LA Times'' Prize for science fiction and fantasy 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 -
From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family, class, and love in modern London.
From the outside, Renee Goh''s life looks perfect. She''s thirty and beautiful, runs a glamorous-and profitable-women''s clothing company in London, and is dating a hot Taiwanese pop star.
But Renee is lonely. Estranged from her family in Singapore, she practically lives at the office, and now she''s just been dumped by her supposed boyfriend. Who she never saw anyway, so why is she ruining her Instagram-ready makeup by crying?
Before she can curl up on the couch with a pint of Ben & Jerry''s, Renee''s father calls. He''s retiring, and, thanks to the screw-ups of her wastrel brothers, he is considering her as the next CEO of the family business: Chahaya Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Southeast Asia. That stamp of her father''s approval would mean everything to Renee, but can she cooperate with the brothers who drove her out of Singapore?
But fate isn''t done with her. That same night, Renee bumps into her first love, Yap Ket Siong, who broke her heart during university. They spend a wonderful night together, but Ket Siong is pursuing a dangerous vengeance for his family. In the light of day is there any hope for the two of them? -
''A sharp and bittersweet story of past and future, ghosts and gods and family, that kept me turning pages into the dark hours of the night'' - Naomi Novik, author of Uprooted This mischievous Malaysian-set novel is an adventure featuring family, ghosts and local gods - from Hugo Award winning novelist Zen Cho. Her grandmother may be dead, but she''s not done with life . . . yet. As Jessamyn packs for Malaysia, it''s not a good time to start hearing a bossy voice in her head. Broke, jobless and just graduated, she''s abandoning America to return ''home''. But she last saw Malaysia as a toddler - and is completely unprepared for its ghosts, gods and her eccentric family''s shenanigans. Jess soon learns her ''voice'' belongs to Ah Ma, her late grandmother. She worshipped the Black Water Sister, a local deity. And when a business magnate dared to offend her goddess, Ah Ma swore revenge. Now she''s decided Jess will help, whether she wants to or not. As Ah Ma blackmails Jess into compliance, Jess fights to retain control. But her irrepressible relative isn''t going to let a little thing like death stop her, when she can simply borrow Jess''s body to make mischief. As Jess is drawn ever deeper into a world of peril and family secrets, getting a job becomes the least of her worries. ''This may be Zen Cho''s best work yet'' - Karen Lord, author of The Best of All Possible Worlds ''A compelling and deftly written ghost story'' - Kate Elliott, author of Cold Magic
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Taking us from the mundane to the magical, this award-winning collection will entertain and delight.
Drawing inspiration from Asian myth and folklore, Zen Cho guides the reader through enchanted realms inhabited by dragons, vampires and incorrigible grandmothers. These nineteen sparkling stories are full of joy, humour and tenderness.
We''ll meet an elderly ex-member of parliament, who recalls her youthful romance with an orang bunian. This was forbidden. Not because her lover was an invisible jungle spirit, but because she was Muslim and he was not. Then a teenage vampire struggles to balance homework, bossy aunties, 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.
Enjoy this journey into magical new worlds of the imagination.