Join us for a celebration of bold storytelling, as we welcome three authors whose works' explore themes of power, control and the fight for freedom. The trio will be in conversation with fellow fantasy author and Manchester local Micah Yongo.
Eliza Chan presents Tideborn: filled with the same sublime world building, mesmerising characters and allusions to East Asian mythology as her betselling fantasy debut Fathomfolk, the second part of the Drowned World duology finds the submerged city of Tiankawi still wrought with danger and conflict.
Holly Race, bestselling author of City of Nightmares, presents Six Wild Crowns: a heart-pounding romantasy saga revolving around the famed six Tudor queens, mixing history with magic and putting a sultry, sapphic and utterly transformative spin on the wives of Henry VIII.
M. H. Ayinde presents A Song of Legends Lost: A relentlessly gripping tale of revenge and rebellion from a major new voice in epic fantasy. Ayinde's debut follows a commoner named Temi who accidentally summons a powerful ancient spirit, uncovering the key to ending a centuries-old war.
This event with consist of a talk from the authors with an audience Q&A, followed by a signing. Doors at 6pm.
About the authors
ELIZA CHAN is a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author who 'writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady, but preferably all three at once.' Eliza's work has been published in The Dark, Podcastle, Fantasy Magazine and The Best of British Fantasy, and her non-fiction has appeared on Tor.com. She lives in the North of England with her partner and young child. Fathomfolk is her first novel.
HOLLY RACE is a writer and script editor, and has worked for companies including Working Title Films, Aardman Animations and Red Planet Pictures. She is a Faber Academy graduate, and her YA urban fantasy trilogy, MIDNIGHT'S TWINS, A GATHERING MIDNIGHT and A MIDNIGHT DARK AND GOLDEN was published by Hot Key Books (2020-22). She lives in Cambridge.
M. H. AYINDE was born in London's East End. Her short fiction has been published in FIYAH Literary Magazine, Omenana, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She is a runner, a lapsed martial artist and a screen time enthusiast. Modupe lives in London with three generations of her family and their Studio Ghibli obsession.
MICAH YONGO is the author of two ancient Africa-inspired epic fantasy novels. His debut, Lost Gods, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy award, as well as Starburst Magazine’s inaugural Brave New Words award. Shaped by the West African folklore of his childhood, Yongo introduces readers to fresh mythic worlds on the way to examining ideas on religion, culture and belonging. Manchester born, aside from a year living in the US Yongo has remained domiciled in the city of his birth, having worked as a journalist, creative director and content designer alongside his novel writing.
