{"product_id":"the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1","title":"The Tensorate Series: The Black Tides of Heaven (book 1)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards for Best Novella\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tensorate novellas, beginning with \u003cem\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, have garnered critical acclaim, and have been nominated for almost every major SFF award (Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Otherwise, Locus).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as infants. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While Mokoya received visions of what would be, Akeha realized what could be. What's more, they saw the sickness at the heart of their mother's Protectorate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new levers to move the world every day, while the Tensors fight to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue as a pawn in their mother's twisted schemes, Akeha leaves the Tensorate behind and falls in with the rebels. But every step Akeha takes towards the Machinists is a step away from Mokoya. Can Akeha find peace without shattering the bond they share with their twin?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A rebel commander in a complicated fantasy world recalls her triumphs and struggles in Yang's superb fourth Tensorate novella. This thrilling adventure stands alone, as well as providing moving, complicated backstory for the earlier books in the series. Both fans and newcomers will be enthralled.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ascent to Godhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Joyously wild stuff. Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang's masterful world building is on display, from the manipulation of the metaphysical \"slack\" to the creatures who inhabit the harsh mountains, made even more impressive by the nonlinear narrative structure. The Old World feel of their \"silkpunk\" fantasy is made modern by smoothly interwoven gender-nonbinary characters, whose richness enhances the emotional impact of this short but compelling work.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Descent of Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang conjures up a world of magic and machines, wild monsters and sophisticated civilizations, that you'll want to return to again and again.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Annalee Newitz for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArs Technica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Full of love and loss, confrontation and discovery. Each moment is a glistening pearl, all strung together in a wonder of world-creation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ken Liu, Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Award winner and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grace of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Paper Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I love JY Yang's effortlessly fascinating world-building.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kate Elliott, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt of Fives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating world of battles, politics, magic and romance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Zen Cho, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSorcerer to the Crown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with memorable characters and set in a wonderfully imaginative and original universe.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe House of Shattered Wings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Like a Miyazaki movie decided to jump off the screen and sear itself into prose, and in doing so became something entirely new.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Indrapramit Das, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devourers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Relentlessly captivating, heartbreaking, and powerful.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Fran Wilde, award-winning, Nebula \u0026amp; Hugo-nominated author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpdraft\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCloudbound\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorizon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang's prose carries the reader along... A really good book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Locus on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang deftly creates a world infused with magic, story, and hierarchy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joel Cunningham,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang's writing is quiet, but it is the quiet of strength. It doesn't need to shout to be heard.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michelle West for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Yang captures an epic sweep in compact, precise prose.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estarred review on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I haven't actually read much this year so I don't have much to draw from, but a set of books I really enjoyed this year is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/collections\/authors\/author-jy-yang\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/collections\/authors\/author-jy-yang\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJY Yang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's Tensorate tetralogy. It's made up of four short books:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/the-tensorate-series-the-red-threads-of-fortune-book-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/the-tensorate-series-the-red-threads-of-fortune-book-2\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Threads of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-descent-of-monsters-book-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-descent-of-monsters-book-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Descent of Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-ascent-to-godhood-book-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-ascent-to-godhood-book-4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ascent to Godhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which were published from 2017 to this year. I took the time to re-read all four now that the series is complete, and really enjoyed it. It's a terrific blend of science fiction and fantasy, which has been called \"silkpunk\". The arc of Yang’s story is really relevant to our current times: It’s a story about power in society, and how corruption grows in the presence of power, no matter how noble or altruistic one's original intentions are. I also like how Yang uses different ways of telling stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-red-threads-of-fortune-book-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-red-threads-of-fortune-book-2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Red Threads of Fortune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Black Tides of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eare relatively conventionally told, but Yang takes a slightly different approach with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-descent-of-monsters-book-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-descent-of-monsters-book-3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Descent of Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, writing out a thriller through the use of official reports, documents, and letters (appeals to me as a historian) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-ascent-to-godhood-book-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/localbooks.sg\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-ascent-to-godhood-book-4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ascent of Godhood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis a one-sided conversation between Lady Han and an unnamed partner.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Thum Ping Tjin, historian, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\",\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/singaporeunbound.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/11\/my-book-of-the-year-2019\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJY Yang \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis the author of the critically-acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_tensorate\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTensorate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e series of novellas from Tor.com Publishing, with books and stories published as JY Yang and JY Neon Yang. Their debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Genesis of Misery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, will be published from Tor Books in 2022.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123448590449,"sku":"9780765395412","price":24.25,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/The-Tensorate-Series-The-Black-Tides-of-Heaven-book-1-JY-Yang-00.jpg?v=1602768928","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-tensorate-series-the-black-tides-of-heaven-book-1","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}