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Neon Yang

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Neon Yang


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Neon Yang, formerly J.Y. Yang, is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. Yang is non-binary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.

Yang has written a series of "silkpunk" novellas, and has published short fiction since 2012. Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella, the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.

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.
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Average rating: 3.7 · 33,558 ratings · 6,809 reviews · 18 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Black Tides of Heaven (...

3.69 avg rating — 13,483 ratings — published 2017 — 19 editions
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Brighter than Scale, Swifte...

3.57 avg rating — 4,534 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions
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The Descent of Monsters (Te...

3.84 avg rating — 3,628 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions
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The Ascent to Godhood (Tens...

3.98 avg rating — 2,712 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions
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The Genesis of Misery

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The Book of Dragons

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The Tensorate Series (Tenso...

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“The mask hides her eyes but not her mouth; if she frowns it will be seen, if she struggles to find her way around a word it will be witnessed. It feels like part of her has cracked, but in the way frost cracks in the spring.”
Neon Yang, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

“The Almighty decides our circumstances. He doesn’t decide our actions. It’s what He gave us free will for.”
“So you chose rebellion.”
“We chose to act. Rebellion was the Protectorate’s choice. They could easily have accepted our existence. But they didn’t.”
Neon Yang, The Tensorate Series

“Your shame is unnecessary. It’s counterproductive. In fact, your repentance means more than your mistakes from the past.”
Neon Yang, The Genesis of Misery

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