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Neon Yang Books in Order
Neon Yang, formerly JY Yang, is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. They are best known for the Tensorate series of novellas published by Tor.com, whose entries have been finalists for the Hugo Award, Locus Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, Lambda Literary Award, British Fantasy Award, and Kitschie Award. The first novella in the series, The Black Tides of Heaven, was named one of the "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time" by Time magazine. Their debut novel, The Genesis of Misery, the first book in The Nullvoid Chronicles, was published in 2022 by Tor Books. The novel was a finalist for the 2023 Locus Award for Best First Novel and 2023 Compton Crook Award.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Neon Yang's book series? Neon Yang has written 3 book series. The most notable is the J.Y. Yang series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Neon Yang
- #1
Thin Shells(2017) - #2
Waiting on a Bright Moon(2017) - #3
Between the Firmaments(2018) - #4
We See a Different Frontier(2013) - #5
Athena's Daughters, vol. 2(2015) - #6
The Apex Book of World SF 4(2015) - #7
Best New Singaporean Short Stories: Volume Two(2015) - #8
Clarkesworld: Year Eight(2016) - #9
An Alphabet of Embers(2016) - #10
People of Color Destroy Science Fiction!(2016) - #11
The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories(2017) - #12
Everyone: Worlds Without Walls(2017) - #13
Worlds Seen in Passing(2018) - #14
The Long List Anthology Volume 4(2018) - #15
Tor.com Publishing Editorial Spotlight #1: A Selection of Novellas(2019) - #16
The Best of Uncanny(2019) - #17
The Book of Dragons(2020) - #18
Silk & Steel(2020) - #19
Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy(2021)
- #1
Circus Girl, The Hunter, and Mirror Boy (As: J.Y. Yang)(2019) - #2
The Genesis of Misery(2022) - #3
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame(2025) - #4Thin Shells (As: J.Y. Yang)(2017)
- #5Waiting on a Bright Moon (As: J.Y. Yang)(2017)
- #6Between the Firmaments (As: J.Y. Yang)(2018)
- #1
The Black Tides of Heaven(2017) - #2
The Red Threads of Fortune(2017) - #3
The Descent of Monsters(2018) - #4
The Ascent to Godhood(2019)
About Neon Yang
Neon Yang, formerly JY Yang, is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. They are best known for the Tensorate series of novellas published by Tor.com, whose entries have been finalists for the Hugo Award, Locus Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, Lambda Literary Award, British Fantasy Award, and Kitschie Award. The first novella in the series, The Black Tides of Heaven, was named one of the "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time" by Time magazine. Their debut novel, The Genesis of Misery, the first book in The Nullvoid Chronicles, was published in 2022 by Tor Books. The novel was a finalist for the 2023 Locus Award for Best First Novel and 2023 Compton Crook Award.
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