Covers and Much More
All That We See or Seem cover reveal and new covers for the Dandelion Dynasty
Hello! I hope you’re doing as well as possible. This is going to be a big update, so let’s get to it.
Cover Reveal for All That We See or Seem
Here it is, the cover for All That We See or Seem, the first in a new series of techno-thrillers featuring Julia Z, the lone hacker who fights enslavers, evil billionaires, and the loneliness of modernity. Publication date: October 14, 2025.
I really love the mood this cover evokes: unsettling, pervasively technological, chaotically patterned. It mirrors Julia Z’s world perfectly.
I’m now in the middle of working on the second book, and it’s a really good time following Julia around. She’s got an amazing mind—a little scary sometimes, to be sure, but I’m definitely glad she’s on my side. I hope you have as much fun reading about her as I do writing about her.
You can pre-order a copy of All That We See or Seem from one of the retailer links on the pages at Saga Press (US) or Head of Zeus/Bloomsbury (UK). These pre-orders matter and help me a lot, so thank you!
New Covers for The Dandelion Dynasty
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the publication of The Grace of Kings (that was April 7, 2015), Saga has reissued the entire Dandelion Dynasty series with new covers featuring art by the inimitable Rovina Cai. These covers are, in a word, stunning.
The chrysanthemum and the dandelion, the silkpunk airship fighting the garinafin, the breaching cruben with a school of dyrans in its wake, zomi berries and dandelions blossoming from bones. The entire saga of Dara’s cataclysmic emergence into modernity, spanning generations and continents, is captured here with beauty and grace. I’ve always been lucky with my cover art, and these are among the very best I’ve ever been blessed with.
And, here’s a bonus: if you line up all the covers, you’ll see something neat on the spine.
Garinafins morph into airships in a tessellation. Isn’t that the best way to summarize silkpunk?
The reissued edition is available right now. (I think they make great gifts :D)
Awesome Booktuber Petrik Leo has done a deep dive on these covers. Check it out.
Event with Silvia Park at Harvard Book Store
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM, I’ll be at the Harvard Book Store to talk with Silvia Park about their debut novel, Luminous.
Prescient yet timeless, perfect for fans of Klara and the Sun and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, this highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood.
In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for parts. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among the piles of trash, something catches her eye: a robot boy—so lifelike and strange, unlike anything she’s ever seen before.
Siblings Jun and Morgan haven’t spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyo—an early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their father—was always bound for something darker and more complex. Now Morgan makes robots for a living and is on the verge of losing control of her most important creation. Jun is a detective with the Robot Crimes Unit whose investigation is digging up truths that want to stay buried. And whether they like it or not, Ruijie’s discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined.
I’m really enjoying this book, and I can’t wait to talk to Silvia about it. I hope to see you there too.
And One More Thing
A reminder that Season 2 of Pantheon, Craig Silverstein’s animated adult drama series, is going to be on Netflix starting on February 21, 2025. For most fans, this will be the very first time they can see it on a major streaming platform. Both seasons will then be available on Netflix, so I hope you can check it out.
That’s it for me. Take care and thank you for your support!