Author guide
Neon Yang Books in Order
Neon Yang is a queer, non-binary author of science fiction and fantasy. They are best known for the award-nominated Tensorate novellas and novels including The Genesis of Misery and Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame. Yang has also worked as a molecular biologist, science communicator, journalist, and writer for animation, games, and comics. Their fiction has appeared under the names Neon Yang, JY Yang, and JY Neon Yang.
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Neon Yang's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
The Black Tides of Heaven
The first published Tensorate novella and a strong entry point to the series.
The Genesis of Misery
Yang's debut novel and the opening of The Nullvoid Chronicles.
Between the Firmaments
A standalone novella for readers seeking a self-contained introduction to Yang's work.
Read in order
Books by series
novella-series · complete
Tensorate
A silkpunk science-fantasy series of four novellas set on the planet Ea, where slackcraft, political upheaval, and revolutionary machinists reshape society.
novel-series · ongoing
The Nullvoid Chronicles
A science-fiction series beginning with The Genesis of Misery, a space-opera retelling of the Joan of Arc story.
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Book 1 · novel · 2022
Outside the series