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Joyce Chng


Born
in Singapore, Singapore
March 01, 1975

Website

Twitter
jolantru

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories


Joyce Chng (also spelled Ch’ng) lives in Singapore. They write science fiction and fantasy as well as YA and MG. Their short stories have appeared in The Apex Book of World SF II, The Future Fire and Multispecies Cities. Dragon Dancer (Lantana Publishing) is Joyce’s first picture book, celebrating dragon dancing and Lunar New Year; it was followed by Oyster Girl (Pepper Dog Press), a tribute to their grandmother and the hawker heritage in Singapore. For YA readers, Fire Heart is a fantasy book about swords and coming-of-age. They also write books for adults as J. Chng and urban fantasy as J. Damask. You can find Joyce at their website, or on X and Bluesky at @jolantru. ...more

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Joyce Chng's Blog

Joyce Chng isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but they do have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from their feed.

December updates

At the time of writing this update post, November is entering its last week. Disasters, fires, floods in the news. Pretty grim and pretty sobering, considering some parts of the world are entering into an odd capitalistic frenzy of manufactured joy. One thinks if there is indeed something to be thankful for – we do not celebrate Thanksgiving here, but the faith traditions I am brought up with do c

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Average rating: 3.89 · 2,610 ratings · 763 reviews · 100 distinct works • Similar authors
Dragon Dancer
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Water into Wine
4.23 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions
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Starfang: Rise of the Clan
3.40 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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Sun Dragon's Song #1
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Fire Heart (Fire Heart, #1)
3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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Xiao Xiao and the Dragon's ...
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The Tale of Yin
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Dragon Physician
3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions
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Sun Dragon's Song #2
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Dragon Sisters: The stories...
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Series by Joyce Chng

Sun Dragon's Song #1 Sun Dragon's Song #2
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Xiao Xiao and the Dragon's ... Ming Zhu And The Pearl That...
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4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings

Of Oysters, Pearls and Magic The Path of Kindness
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3.78 avg rating — 32 ratings

Fire Heart Cold Steel
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3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings

Rose Thorn & Sword Dragon Wing & Dagger
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