The Black Tides of Heaven
core novel 2017 The Tensorate Series
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.69 (13,863 ratings, collected 2026-08-29) |
| Page count | 236 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765395412 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Tensorate Series
- Series: The Tensorate Series core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: JY Yang
Awards (verified)
- Nebula Award (Best Novella), 2017: nominated
- Hugo Award (Best Novella), 2018: nominated
- World Fantasy Award (Best Novella), 2018: nominated
- Locus Award (Best Novella), 2018: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (The Tensorate Series): A completed 4-novella silkpunk sequence by a Singaporean author, set in a wuxia-inspired secondary world; each volume can be read largely independently, following different members of the same royal family across a shared timeline.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Tensorate Series: position 1 of 4: next The Red Threads of Fortune (2017)
Sources
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