Laurie Tom
Laurie Tom is a Chinese American author living in southern California. She likes books, video games, and anime.
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Laurie Tom is a Chinese American author living in southern California. She likes books, video games, and anime. You can follow her on Twitter as @writerrat.
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Kite Dancer
Published Oct 14, 2019 · 6,036 words (22 minutes)
Fantasy Historical steampunk alternate history World War I WWI
In an alternate World War I, the German Empire lures China to its side of the war with the promise of returning the land taken from them by the Japanese. For Germany, the largest benefit is gaining the considerable talent of China's kite dancers and their ability to command the wind. For Ke-fung, she wants the freedom of her hometown, and a way to prove her worth in the wake of the injury that has taken her sight.
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The White Snake
Published Sep 30, 2019 · 899 words (4 minutes) · 15 views
She tried to tell him she wasn't human, but why would he believe her?
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Confidence Game
Published Sep 16, 2019 · 6,396 words (24 minutes)
Science Fiction space opera heist adventure
Daryl Yagami quit being a con man and established himself on a remote outpost as a stage magician so he could break free of his past. However, his past catches up with him and soon Daryl is forced to do another job, this time for the government, to steal captured alien technology from a deadly cartel. Fortunately for Daryl, there's a lot about stage magic that is useful for committing a heist.
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The Held Daughter
Published Sep 2, 2019 · 6,551 words (24 minutes)
Gwan-yu is the Fourth Princess of Kwan, held back from marriage as a contingency while her father the Emperor tries to sire a son. As the years pass, she learns how to manage the empire, how to become her father's heir should her service be required, but she also meets Jing-lung, the son of a general, who is not a part of her father's plans at all.
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Hunters of the Dead
Published Aug 19, 2019 · 6,107 words (23 minutes)
The mindless undead rise in the borderlands in the wake of the Ravaging a century ago. Bereft of the king's protection, the people of the borderlands now rely on hunters to protect their homes and help reclaim the land that was once safe for humans to live.
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The World That You Want
Published Aug 5, 2019 · 4,031 words (15 minutes)
Fantasy Horror post-apocalpytic dark fantasy
The world has ended and demons now rule a land of ghosts where scattered humans scavenge like rats to survive. But the world does not have to remain this way, and Joan finds herself on a reluctant journey to the place where humanity's future can be reborn.
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Between Earth and Exile
Published Jul 22, 2019 · 9,076 words (34 minutes) · 1 view
Science Fiction aliens space opera space battle adventure Space Pirates
As a teenager, Alexa fled an alien-occupied Earth for a scrappy future in space as an exile. Going home was not supposed to be an option, but six years later, she finds herself unable to let go. Now an adult, she hatches a plan to rescue the family she left behind.
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Living Rooms
Published Jul 8, 2019 · 13,139 words (48 minutes)
Rill has not seen her father in eight years, and when she finally comes home she discovers he has passed away, leaving behind a magical house where the rooms come to life. But before she can claim it, she will need to fend off a rival magician, who wishes to take her father's home for himself.
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The Final Gift of Zhuge Liang
Published Jul 8, 2019 · 5,175 words (19 minutes)
Fantasy Horror Historical Lovecraftian Romance of the Three Kingdoms
When the great general Zhuge Liang falls, it is up to Jiang Wei to lead the remainder of the Shu army to safety, but he does not fully understand the pact or the powers that his predecessor possessed.
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Unfilial Child
Published Jul 8, 2019 · 3,986 words (15 minutes) · 9 likes · 433 views
Fantasy dark fantasy folklore urban fantasy
June tries to be a dutiful granddaughter, always bringing gifts on her weekend visits (if not a husband or great-grandchildren). But when her grandmother takes in a mysterious infant, June learns her own childhood—and her parents’ disappearance—may not have been what it seemed.
Author Laurie Tom lives in Los Angeles, and her work has appeared in Galaxy’s Edge, IGMS, Crossed Genres, and many more.
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