🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Neon Yang
About Neon Yang Neon Yang is a Singaporean science-fiction author whose work has been published in a number of different outlet, including Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and Tor.com. At the forefront of their field, they have an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. Additionally, they were previously a journalist, as well as a practicing scientist. Neon Yang is an intersectional feminist, focused on analyzing issues of gender, race, and class in their work. ‘The Tensorate Series’ by Neon Yang is widely acclaimed for its compelling stories and engaging narratives. Through their writing, Neon Yang is able to craft characters and protagonists that make their stories entertaining to read.
All Book Series by Neon Yang
Circus Girl, The Hunter, and Mirror Boy
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019 Pen name · J.Y. Yang
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025
Between the Firmaments
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018 Pen name · J.Y. Yang
Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Neon Yang?
About Neon Yang Neon Yang is a Singaporean science-fiction author whose work has been published in a number of different outlet, including Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and Tor.com. At the forefront of their field, they have an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. Additionally, they were previously a journalist, as well as a practicing scientist.
Which Neon Yang series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Tensorate series, the earliest of Neon Yang's multi-book series: it opens with The Black Tides of Heaven (2017) and runs to 4 books across 2017–2019, ending with The Ascent to Godhood (2019). Neon Yang's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Neon Yang written?
Neon Yang has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Tensorate series with 4 books — and 22 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Neon Yang's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Neon Yang's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tensorate (2017–2019, 4 books) and J.Y. Yang Short Stories/Novellas (2017–2018, 3 books).
How are Neon Yang's books organised into series?
This guide splits Neon Yang's 29 books into 2 named series and 22 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Tensorate (4 books, 2017–2019); J.Y. Yang Short Stories/Novellas (3 books, 2017–2018).