Author guide
Yoon Ha Lee Books in Order
Yoon Ha Lee is a Korean-American science fiction and fantasy author whose work spans military science fiction, silkpunk fantasy, Korean-mythology space opera, young adult mecha fiction, flash fairy tales, nonfiction writing advice, and comics. Lee is the author of the Machineries of Empire novels, the Thousand Worlds middle-grade series, the Moonstorm young adult series, Phoenix Extravagant, and several short-fiction collections. Lee has also co-written The Vela and written Marvel's Doom's Division.
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Ninefox Gambit
The first volume of the Machineries of Empire sequence.
Dragon Pearl
The first volume of the Thousand Worlds middle-grade sequence.
Moonstorm
The first published volume of the Moonstorm young adult sequence.
Phoenix Extravagant
A standalone silkpunk fantasy novel.
Conservation of Shadows
Lee's debut adult short-fiction collection.
The Candlevine Gardener and Other Stories
A standalone collection of flash fairy tales.
The Vela
A standalone co-authored serialized space-opera season.
Brain Games for Blocked Writers: 81 Tips to Get You Unstuck
A standalone nonfiction guide to overcoming writer's block.
Doom's Division
A standalone collected Marvel graphic novel.
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Books by series
series · complete
Machineries of Empire
A military science-fiction space opera about mathematician Kel Cheris, undead general Shuos Jedao, and the authoritarian Hexarchate.
trilogy · complete
Thousand Worlds
A middle-grade space-opera series blending Korean mythology, fox and tiger spirits, and interstellar adventure.
trilogy · canceled
Moonstorm
A young adult mecha space-opera series about Hwa Young, an Imperial lancer pilot forced to confront her rebel past.
limited-comic-series · complete
Doom's Division
A five-issue Marvel limited comic series about South Korea's Tiger Division operating under Doctor Doom's new world order.
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Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2026
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