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Eliza Chan

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Glasgow , The United Kingdom

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Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born fantasy author who writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady, but preferably all three at once. Her short fiction has been published in The Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine and The Best of British Fantasy.

Her debut novel FATHOMFOLK is inspired by mythology, folklore, East and South-East Asian cities and diaspora feels. It will be published by Orbit in Spring 2024 with the sequel to follow.

In her free time, Eliza can be found tabletop gaming, cosplaying, crafting and toddler wrangling. She lives in Manchester with her family and a sizeable collection of dragons, Totoros and (mostly toy) weapons.

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	Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) 3.14 avg rating — 4,173 ratings — published 2024 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tideborn (Drowned World, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic by Marie O'Regan (Editor), Paul Kane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Andrew (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asian Ghost Short Stories by Lee Murray (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristy Park Kulski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Yi Izzy Yu (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.48 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sirens by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly Sandoval (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Simon Kewin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcana by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.G. Formato (Goodreads Author), Kevin Cockle 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LONTAR #2 by Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Founding Editor), Kristine Ong Muslim (Goodreads Author) (Poetry Editor), E.C. Myers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las colas que somos by Eliza Chan (Goodreads Author), Aitana Vega (Goodreads Author) (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harbour of Hungry Ghosts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chang'e by Eliza Chan (Goodreads Author), Gui Yingzhu Xue (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Eliza Chan voted for It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told) as Readers' Favorite Nonfiction in the Final Round of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Foul Days is such a fun book. The writing is fast-paced and the mystery intriguing enough that I found myself racing through it when I had only meant to read a few chapters. I loved meeting the new to me Slavic monsters that Dimova introduces, but mo ...more
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I am old, so when I started reading this character driven contemporary fantasy, I immediately found myself comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sid's voice is so compelling. She is a down-to-earth, self-deprecating teen with whipsmart cuts that ...more
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If you are like me, and you often find feisty female protagonists never quite spiky enough to be believable, let me introduce you to Rozlyn of Unbound. In this Irish mythology inspired Beauty and the Beast retelling, rather than genderflipping it, Ro ...more
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“Nami grabbed onto Mira, holding the siren close. Their foreheads touched as they hunkered down.”
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“He continued to elongate but his eyes remained the same, locking on Mira's one last time. He was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. He was the most beautiful person she had ever known.”
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“So... how do you want to celebrate?" he asked. Her response required no words.”
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