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Alice is a Chinese Canadian fantasy author. She's fascinated by the interplay between self-perceived versus imposed identity and how this intersects with belonging and explores these spaces in her stories.

Pre-order her debut SHANGHAI IMMORTAL (1 June 2023, Hodderscape) here.
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	Shanghai Immortal (Shanghai Immortal, #1) 3.37 avg rating — 3,216 ratings — published 2023 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Paris Celestial (Shanghai Immortal, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Been poking around my Goodreads Author Page and thought I'd give the blog a try!

Hello and welcome! I'm Alice. I'm a Canadian fantasy author living in London UK. My debut Shanghai Immortal comes out Jul/Aug 2023, it's got frenemies, cinnamon rolls, found family, 1930s Shanghai vibes, awkward crushes, fancy cocktails, and xiaolongbao, among other things.

A brown paper covered book on a pink background. The text on the book reads SHANGHAI IMMORTAL by A. Y. Chao. A pink illustrated post-it says Cover coming soon. White text surrounds the book which reads: Irreverent sasshole, vengeance, ta tas, yaojing

A brown paper covered book on a pink background. The text on the book reads SHANGHAI IMMORTAL by A. Y. Chao. A pink illustrated post-it says Cover coming soon. White text surrounds the book which reads: Irreverent sasshole, vengeance, ta tas, yaojing

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“The shabby brown changpao is an odd choice for a deity, but an immediate tell that he's one of the dragon kings. They are easy enough to tell apart in their true dragon forms because of their colour:
East is azure, the coming of spring, South is bright red, a warm summer's kiss. White is the west, autumn's cool mist. Black is true north, a wintry king.”
― A.Y. Chao, Shanghai Immortal

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“The next morning I am rudely awakened by cocks crowing. A lot of cocks crowing. I yank the quilt over my head and try to smother the hoarse, braying sounds. It sounds like a whole flock of cocks has settled in my bedroom. The feathered kind. The other kind do not enter my rooms.”
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“Try no to die, okay? I've become rather fond of you.
"I'm very hard to kill," I murmur.”
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