Amber Chen is a Singaporean Chinese author of SFF and contemporary fiction. She spends much of her free time living within Chinese fantasy novels and dramas, and also drinks one too many cups of bubble tea. One of her webnovels, The Cutting Edge, has been adapted for television. She is also the author of Of Jade and Dragons. You can find her online at AmberCWrites.com and on TikTok, Instagram, and X @AmberWrites88.

Praise for Of Jade and Dragons
"A richly detailed and wildly imaginative book with some of the coolest retro-future tech envisioned on-page and an engineer heroine with the smarts to wield it! The steampunk C-drama of my dreams."--Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow

"Drawing on inspiration from Qing dynasty China to craft complex worldbuilding, debut author Chen employs vivid and sensory language to cleverly set the stage for Ying's quest for answers--and revenge--in this gripping silkpunk fantasy that thrills from start to finish."--Publishers Weekly

"[An] absorbing, deftly written story . . . A fascinating world with twists that will keep readers enthralled."--Kirkus Reviews

"An excellent starting point for new YA readers."--Booklist

"A twisting adventure filled with wild devices, rebellions against the natural order of things, and the battle between creation and destruction."--Chris Kluwe, Lightspeed Magazine

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Pub date: 2025-06-17

Length: 464 pages