The Red Threads of Fortune
core novel 2017 The Tensorate Series
Record
| First published | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.83 (5,795 ratings, collected 2026-08-29) |
| Page count | 213 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765395399 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The Red Threads of Fortune, published by JY Yang in 2017, is the second Tensorate novella, centering on Sanao Mokoya some years after the events of the first book. Once a celebrated prophet, Mokoya has lost her gift of foresight following the death of her daughter Eien, and has since separated from her husband and retreated from court life to make her living hunting naga in the wilderness. When an unusually large naga attacks the Machinist stronghold of Bataanar, Mokoya is drawn into investigating the creature and discovers it possesses slackcraft, a magical ability normally unique to humans. Her search for an explanation uncovers uncomfortable truths connected to her own past even as the political tensions between the Protectorate and the rebel Machinists continue to escalate around her, forcing Mokoya to confront both an external threat and grief she has never fully faced.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Tensorate Series
- Series: The Tensorate Series core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: JY Yang
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 2 of 4: previous The Black Tides of Heaven (2017) · next The Descent of Monsters (2018)
Sources
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