Tasha Suri
Tasha Suri | |
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 Suri at the British Library in 2024 | |
| Born | Harrow, London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Tasha Suri is a British fantasy author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand (2018) won Suri the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards[1] and was listed by Time as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time in 2020.[2] In 2022, her novel The Jasmine Throne won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.[3]
Life and career
[edit]Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India for vacations.[4]
She studied English and creative writing at University of Warwick. Formerly an academic librarian at Imperial College London,[5] she is now a full-time writer.[4]
Suri lives in London with her family, a cat, and two rabbits.[4] She identifies as queer.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy
[edit]- The Jasmine Throne (2021)
- The Oleander Sword (2022)
- The Lotus Empire (2024)
The Books of Ambha Duology
[edit]- Empire of Sand (2018)
- Realm of Ash (2019)
Young Adult
[edit]- What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix (2022)
- Doctor Who: The Cradle (2023)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BFA Winners". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Bihmjyani, Aditi (19 November 2020). "Meet the two fantasy writers of Indian origin voted best in the world by George RR Martin and Neil Gaiman". Vogue. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Salhotra, Martha (26 April 2019). "Imperial librarian Tasha Suri writes epic fantasy novel". Imperial College London News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Suri, Tasha (20 May 2021). "resonance". Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Bourke, Liz (27 April 2021). "Sleeps With Monsters: In Conversation With Tasha Suri". Tor.com.
External links
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Categories:
- 21st-century English novelists
- 21st-century English women writers
- Living people
- Academics of Imperial College London
- Alumni of the University of Warwick
- British LGBTQ novelists
- British queer writers
- British writers of Indian descent
- English people of Punjabi descent
- English women science fiction and fantasy writers
- LGBTQ people from London
- Novelists from London
- Queer novelists
- Women writers of Indian descent
- Writers from the London Borough of Harrow