Acclaimed S’porean fantasy author Neon Yang: ‘I’m the laziest worldbuilder’

Work on The Genesis Of Misery began in 2018. Neon Yang quit their day job to focus on it and rewrote the story three times. PHOTO: CHRIS KAMMERUD
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SINGAPORE – Neon Yang, author of the acclaimed Tensorate fantasy series, is back with their first novel.

The Genesis Of Misery is a reimagining of Joan of Arc’s story and the first book in a new space opera trilogy they had scored a six-figure book deal for in 2020.

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