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Chandrasekera, Vajra

Chandrasekera, Vajra

Author Biography & Works

Vajra Chandrasekera is a Sri Lankan author known for his fantasy and science fiction novels and short stories. His debut novel, The Saint of Bright Doors, won the 2023 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2024 Locus Award for Best First Novel.

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Books by Chandrasekera, Vajra

The Saint of Bright Doors

The Saint of Bright Doors

Fetter's mother trained him from birth to be a weapon against his father, the Perfect and Kind. In the city of Luriat he turns away from revenge and joins a...

Rakesfall

Rakesfall

Annelid and Leveret meet as children during the Sri Lankan civil war, and a single act of violence in a demon-haunted wood binds their souls. Their story is carried across...

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