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THE BLACK TIDES OF HEAVEN: 1 (Tensorate)

Neon Yang

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"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended." --The New York TimesOne of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, according to Time MagazineA Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards for Best NovellaOne of the 25 Best Fantasies of All Time, according to Good HousekeepingThe Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to Neon Yang's Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls "effortlessly fascinating." For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Red Threads of Fortune, available simultaneously.Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate. A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue as a pawn in their mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond they share with their twin? The Tensorate SeriesBook 1: The Black Tides of HeavenBook 2: The Red Threads of FortuneBook 3: The Descent of MonstersBook 4: The Ascent to Godhood

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Hi there party people and disco dancers,\ \ Happy Non-Binary People’s Day to my non-binary pals!\ \ Here’s a list of my fave books by BIPOC non-binary authors to celebrate.\ \ Face by Joma West\ \ \ \ Disclaimer - Joma is my sibling! That doesn’t stop this from being a brilliant dystopian conceptual sci fi though, published by Tor, blurbed by Sylvain Nuevel and it even had a conference paper written about it.\ \ It’s an unsettling, Black Mirror-esque story set in a world where no one can touch, babies are designed, and online social status dictates wealth and prosperity. Joma is third culture and non-binary.\ \ In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu\ \ \ \ I’m always going on about this amazing, bizarre bio-cyberpunk novella about a human who surveils a totalitarian city state through a biological network, and has aer perception of the universe and aer own history challenged by a mysterious story collector. The story is Asian-inspired and both MCs have neopronouns, as does the non-binary author (ae/aer).\ \ The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang\ \ \ \ This is book 1 in a 4 novella fantasy series about the twin children of a regent who are, like everyone, non-binary at birth until they choose their gender when they’re older, but unlike everyone, possess special powers. As they grow, they disagree on gender, power and politics, with ramifications for the whole empire. Neon Yang is Singaporean and non-binary.\ \ Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xirin Jay Zhao\ \ \ \ I’m a huge Iron Widow fan, and I also loved this middle grade fantasy from the same non-binary author. Queer Chinese-American, Hui Muslim teenager Zachary finds he is connected to the spirit of the First Emperor of China, and must got on a quest to close a portal to the underworld.\ \ Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender\ \ \ \ I adore this YA novel Black trans boy navigating first love and identity. It does feature a transphobic subplot, so be warned, but the romance is wonderful and Felix feels so real. I promise you’ll be smiling at the end! Kacen Callender uses they/them pronouns and is queer, trans and non-binary. The story also features a demiboy character.\ \ This reminds me that demigender awareness day is in December so I’d also like to do a post for that. This is the only book I’ve read so far that features a demigender character so please do let me know if you have recs!\ \ Much love,\ \ Disco

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