—Under the Radar SFF Books
I’m a Hong Kong born Chinese-Australian author based in Sydney and I write adult epic fantasy.
My debut novel, Petition, is about an angry Asian daughter of impoverished immigrants fighting privileged rich kids in a ruthless job hunt tournament.
The sequel, Supplicant, will be launching on Kickstarter in late 2024.
In the Dominion of Aleznuaweite, anyone can rise to the greatest heights—if they are willing to pay the price.
In the depths of the Endless Gate, anyone can become a god—if they are willing to pay the price.
When it comes to the inclusion of explicit sex scenes in fantasy novels (particularly those not targeted towards romance readers), the decision tends to be divisive. Readers typically fall into two camps: those who find the sexual content gratuitous and/or unnecessary, and those who disagree. I’ll admit that I used to be in the former…
Of all the chapters in Petition, this is probably the one that I learned the most from even though it is one of the chapters that changed the least. Because I write very similarly to how Naomi Novik writes—by starting with a character’s voice and inhabiting that character’s viewpoint—I generally have a very strong sense…
When I started out writing Petition, I chose to write it in third person limited perspective. There were many reasons for that decision: After deciding to write in a close third, the next choice was tense: past or present? In my experience, past tense is more common but present tense lends a feeling of immediacy…
