Author guide
Joan He Books in Order
Joan He was born and raised in Philadelphia, studied psychology and East Asian languages and civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, and writes from Chicago. She is the author of the young adult novels Descendant of the Crane, The Ones We're Meant to Find, and the Kingdom of Three duology.
young adult fantasyyoung adult science fiction
Joan He's Newest Book
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Descendant of the Crane
Her debut novel and a standalone Chinese-inspired fantasy.
The Ones We're Meant to Find
A standalone climate-ravaged future science-fiction novel.
Strike the Zither
The first book in the completed Kingdom of Three duology.
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duology · completed
Kingdom of Three
A duology reimagining the Chinese classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms as an epic fantasy of war, strategy, identity, and destiny.
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