Tasha Suri

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Tasha Suri
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Suri at the British Library in 2024
Born
Harrow, London, England
Alma mater University of Warwick
Years active2018–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]

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Life and career

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

The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy

The Books of Ambha Duology

Young Adult

See also

References

  1. "BFA Winners". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 6 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. Salhotra, Martha (26 April 2019). "Imperial librarian Tasha Suri writes epic fantasy novel". Imperial College London News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. Suri, Tasha (20 May 2021). "resonance". Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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