Tasha Suri

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Tasha Suri is a British fantasy author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand (published in 2018) won Suri the Best Newcomer (Sydney J Bounds) Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards [1] and was listed by Time Magazine 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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Biography

Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India for vacations. [4]

She studied English and Creative Writing at Warwick University. 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

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References

  1. "British Fantasy Awards – winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019.
  2. Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time.com. Time Magazine. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". 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 novelist. Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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