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October 27th, 2026: Code and Codex (Standalone)

Cutting Corners (a short story) (Short Stories/Novellas) was the most recently released book by Yoon Ha Lee, on March 18th, 2026.

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Yoon Ha Lee Stats: The highest rated book by Yoon Ha Lee on Book Notification is Ninefox Gambit, the first novel in the Machineries Of Empire series. The second-highest rated book is Raven Stratagem (Machineries Of Empire #2).

The most read book by Yoon Ha Lee on Book Notification is Ninefox Gambit, the first novel in the Machineries Of Empire series. The second most read book is Raven Stratagem (Machineries Of Empire #2).

Below is a complete list of Yoon Ha Lee books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Yoon Ha Lee is the Machineries Of Empire Series.

List of Moonstorm Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.8
Moonstorm
2024
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2
6
Starstrike
2025
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List of Machineries Of Empire Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Machineries Of Empire books are Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, and Revenant Gun.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
Ninefox Gambit
2016
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2
8
Raven Stratagem
2017
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3
7.8
Revenant Gun
2018
Go
4
8.7
Hexarchate Stories
2019
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List of Thousand Worlds Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Dragon Pearl
2019
Go
2
8
Tiger Honor
2022
Go
3
8
Fox Snare
2023
Go

List of The Vela Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Vela
2019
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
4
Phoenix Extravagant
2020
Go
2
Thor: Metal Gods (With: Brian Keene, Jay Edidin, Aaron Stewart-Ahn)
2024
Go
3
Code and Codex
2026
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Extracurricular Activities, Conservation of Shadows, and Effigy Nights.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel
2011
Go
2
9.3
Effigy Nights
2013
Go
3
6
Conservation of Shadows
2013
Go
4
Combustion Hour
2014
Go
5
The Fox's Tower and Other Tales
2015
Go
6
8
Variations on an Apple
2015
Go
7
8
Extracurricular Activities
2017
Go
8
The Mermaid Astronaut
2020
Go
9
The Candlevine Gardener and Other Stories
2020
Go
10
10
Beyond the Dragon's Gate
2020
Go
11
Counting Casualties
2023
Go
12
Cutting Corners
2026
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Brain Games for Blocked Writers: 81 Tips to Get You Unstuck
2023
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List of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror Books in Publication Order

Collects the year's best dark fantasy and horror stories, edited by Paula Guran.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
Go
2
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
2011
Go
3
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
2012
Go
4
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
2013
Go
5
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
Go
6
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
2015
Go
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
2016
Go
8
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2017 Edition
2017
Go
9
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
2018
Go
10
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2019 Edition
2020
Go
11
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
2020
Go
12
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
2021
Go
13
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
2022
Go
14
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
2023
Go
15
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
2024
Go
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List of The WisCon Chronicles Books in Publication Order

Documents the feminist science fiction convention WisCon through essays, speeches, and panel discussions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2 (By: Elizabeth Bear, Rachel Swirsky, Kelly Link, Mark Rich, Lawrence Schimel, Nisi Shawl, Eileen Gunn, L. Duchamp, Nnedi Okorafor, Nicola Griffith, Catherynne M. Valente, N.K. Jemisin, K. Tempest Bradford, Na'amen Gobert Tilahun, Joan Haran, Laura Quilter, Laurie J. Marks, K. Joyce Tsai, Tom LaFarge, Kate Schaefer, Rosalyn Berne, Susan Simensky Bietila, Jacqueline A. Gross, Chris Nakashima Brown, M.J. Hardman)
2008
Go
2
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
Go
3
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4 (By: Sylvia Kelso)
2010
Go
4
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5 (By: Nisi Shawl)
2011
Go
5
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom (By: Alexis Lothian)
2012
Go
6
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives (By: JoSelle Vanderhooft)
2013
Go
7
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9 (By: Mary Anne Mohanraj)
2015
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8
The WisCon Chronicles 11 (By: Nisi Shawl, Jaymee Goh)
2017
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List of Yoon Ha Lee Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In Lands That Never Were
2004
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2
Jabberwocky 2
2006
Go
3
Best New Fantasy
2006
Go
4
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 1
2007
Go
5
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2
2008
Go
6
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009
2008
Go
7
The Best of Abyss & Apex Volume One
2009
Go
8
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF
2009
Go
9
The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year One
2010
Go
10
Realms 2
2010
Go
11
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4
2010
Go
12
9
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2010 Edition
2010
Go
13
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5
2011
Go
14
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011
2011
Go
15
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 3
2011
Go
16
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2011 Edition
2011
Go
17
Lightspeed: Year One
2011
Go
18
6
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2011 edition
2012
Go
19
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection
2012
Go
20
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom
2012
Go
21
Ceaseless Steam
2012
Go
22
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012
2012
Go
23
7
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2012 Edition
2012
Go
24
Lightspeed Magazine, December 2012
2012
Go
25
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014
2013
Go
26
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives
2013
Go
27
Aliens: Recent Encounters
2013
Go
28
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2013 Edition
2013
Go
29
Clarkesworld: Year Five
2013
Go
30
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition
2014
Go
31
6
Upgraded
2014
Go
32
Mythic Delirium
2014
Go
33
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 Edition
2015
Go
34
Operation Arcana
2015
Go
35
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9
2015
Go
36
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2015 Edition
2015
Go
37
Warrior Women
2015
Go
38
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 Edition
2016
Go
39
Clarkesworld: Year Eight
2016
Go
40
The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu
2016
Go
41
An Alphabet of Embers
2016
Go
42
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One
2016
Go
43
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2016 Edition
2016
Go
44
The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online Magazine, Year Seven
2016
Go
45
Galactic Empires
2017
Go
46
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three
2017
Go
47
The WisCon Chronicles 11
2017
Go
48
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 10
2018
Go
49
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
2018
Go
50
Worlds Seen in Passing
2018
Go
51
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2018 Edition
2018
Go
52
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2019 Edition
2019
Go
53
8
Take Us to a Better Place
2020
Go
54
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five
2020
Go
55
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 1
2020
Go
56
Silk & Steel
2020
Go
57
6
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition
2021
Go
58
The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time
2021
Go
59
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 2
2021
Go
60
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume 3
2022
Go
61
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 4
2023
Go
62
The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume 5
2024
Go
63
The Long List Anthology Volume 9
2025
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Yoon Ha Lee

Yoon Ha Lee was born on January 26th, 1979 and is currently 47 years old. Yoon Ha Lee was born in Houston, Texas, USA.

Yoon Ha Lee is known for writing in the Science Fiction and Children's Books genres.

Yoon Ha Lee is the author of 12 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel, in 2011. The most recently published story was Cutting Corners which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming short stories.

Yoon Ha Lee has also written the Machineries Of Empire series which has 4 books including Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem.

Yoon Ha Lee: Awards & Accolades

Lee's books have won multiple awards, Worlds Seen in Passing won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2019. Dragon Pearl won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 2020.

The following novels by Yoon Ha Lee were nominated for these awards:

  • Effigy Nights: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2014).
  • Upgraded: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2015).
  • Ninefox Gambit: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2016). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2017). Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (2017). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2021).
  • Raven Stratagem: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2017). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018).
  • Extracurricular Activities: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2018).
  • Revenant Gun: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2018). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019). Arthur C. Clarke Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (2019).
  • Dragon Pearl: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2019). Hugo Award, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (2020).
  • The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2021).
  • Moonstorm: Hugo Award, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (2025).

Related Authors

Fans of Yoon Ha Lee also enjoy these authors:

  1. James S.A. Corey, author of The Expanse Series.
  2. Ann Leckie, author of the Imperial Radch Series.
  3. Iain M. Banks, author of the Culture Series.
  4. Joe Haldeman, author of The Forever War Series.
  5. Richard K. Morgan, author of the Takeshi Kovacs Series.
  6. Brian Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  7. Elizabeth Moon, author of the Vatta's War Series.
  8. Daniel Abraham, author of The Dagger and the Coin Series.
  9. Amie Kaufman, author of The Illuminae Files Series.
  10. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.

Yoon Ha Lee: F.A.Q

When was Yoon Ha Lee Born? How old is Yoon Ha Lee?

Yoon Ha Lee was born on January 26th, 1979. Yoon Ha Lee is currently 47 years old.

Where was Yoon Ha Lee Born?

Yoon Ha Lee was born in Houston, Texas, USA and is American.

What book awards has Yoon Ha Lee won?

Worlds Seen in Passing: World Fantasy Award Anthology (2019).
Dragon Pearl: Mythopoeic Award Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2020).

What was the first book Yoon Ha Lee wrote?

The first book written by Yoon Ha Lee was A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel, published in 2011.

What was the most recent book Yoon Ha Lee wrote?

His most recently released work was Cutting Corners (a short story) on March 18th, 2026.

What is the most popular book by Yoon Ha Lee?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Yoon Ha Lee book is Ninefox Gambit. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Ninefox Gambit (8.29)
  2. Raven Stratagem (8)
  3. Revenant Gun (7.8)
  4. Dragon Pearl (10)
  5. Phoenix Extravagant (4)

What genres does Yoon Ha Lee Write?

Yoon Ha Lee primarily writes in the Children's Books and Science Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Space Opera, Social / Political Science Fiction, and Middle Grade Fantasy.

Are there upcoming new books by Yoon Ha Lee?

Yoon Ha Lee has a new book coming out on October 27th, 2026 called Code and Codex.

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How many books has Yoon Ha Lee written?

Yoon Ha Lee has written 26 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Moonstorm Series, 4 books in the Machineries Of Empire Series, 3 books in the Thousand Worlds Series, 1 book in The Vela Series, 3 Standalone Novels, 12 Short Stories/Novellas, 1 Non-Fiction Books.

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