Zen Cho was born and raised in Malaysia and now lives in Birmingham. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short fiction and won the Crawford Award. Her debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, won the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer.
A winning combination of magic and thrill -- <b><i>Washington Post </i>on<i> Sorcerer to the Crown </i></b> A thumping good read -- <b><i>Independent</i> on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown </i></b> Like a mix of Jane Austen, PG Wodehouse, and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and all its own thing. Glorious -- <b>Aliette de Bodard on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown </i></b> A delightful and enchanting novel that uses sly wit and assured style to subvert expectations while it always, unfailingly, entertains. I loved it! -- <b>Kate Elliott on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown </i></b> Sorcerer to the Crown is fast-paced and witty, and should appeal to fans of Mary Robinette Kowal and Gail Carriger -- <b>Elizabeth Bear on <i>Sorcerer to the Crown</i></b> Fabulous! If you like Austen or Patrick O'Brian, or magic and humor like Susannah Clarke, or simply a very fun read, you will really, really, enjoy this -- <b>Ann Leckie on <i>The Sorcerer to the Crown</i></b> An enchanting cross between Georgette Heyer and Susannah Clarke, full of delights and surprises. Zen Cho unpins the edges of the canvas and throws them wide -- <b>Naomi Novik on <i>The Sorcerer to the Crown</i></b> A captivating debut . . . tells an entertaining story with wit and consummate skill -- <b><i>Guardian</i> on <i>The Sorcere</i><i>r to the Crown</i></b>