An Empire in the Clouds Book Launch

**Please note**: this event is hosted by an outside organizer, and there is an entrance/attendance fee. Tickets cost roughly $7 and can be obtained from the Eventbrite link here: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-empire-in-the-clouds-book-launch-tickets-1988416599576](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-empire-in-the-clouds-book-launch-tickets-1988416599576) **Costs**: We do our best to keep all events free for all members. However, some events have associated and unavoidable costs. I strongly believe we should always strive to make sure that costs are not obstacle to participating in community events and supporting fellow writers, so for the sake of equity, if you want to attend but the cost is an issue, please PM me. --David \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Join us in person to celebrate the launch of An Empire in the Clouds! ## Join Us for the An Empire in the Clouds Book Launch! Get ready to dive into an unforgettable story at our in-person event celebrating the release of An Empire in the Clouds, and be among the first to snag a signed copy! It's gonna be a great time filled with good vibes! **Doors open at 4:00PM** **Event starts at 4:30PM** **There will be a special performance by Chinatown Community Lion Dance!** *\*Refreshments will be provided (tea, coffee, cookies)—other drink options can be purchased separately at the bar on site.* *\*Bakka Phoenix Books will have copies of the book for purpose on site.* *\*You can also pre-order the book from Bakka Phoenix prior to the event if you aren't able to make it to the launch in-person (https://www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/7gkUDaU43PgUMFd9dLNLeA)* **ABOUTE AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS** **Riveting and highly inventive Chinese-inspired science-fantasy of a royal family torn apart, painful betrayal and deadly secrets. Set on a drowning continent full of corruption and deception and strange technology this is a richly envisioned and powerful debut novel from the winner of the Bram Stoker® and Nebula Awards.** On Piāo, the floating empire of lotuses, Xīlián discovers the royal advisors’ ploy to overthrow her brother, Yún, the emperor, in the same way they had murdered their parents, by creating a deadly flood that will make Yún’s death seem as though an accident. She flees to the drowning continent of Opera, a place of high tech and near environmental collapse where companies vie to sell a chance at immortality. There Xīlián seeks out her exiled brother Làng to help in her efforts to disrupt the advisors’ plans and remove them from court. Also residing on Opera is the outcast, No Face. Abandoned by the empire of Piāo, they plot to destroy those who tore their family apart. When Xīlián is caught and imprisoned and No Face discovers the shocking truth about their past, the two must work together to stop the advisors and unify their two lands or lose everyone they love to flood and revolution. **ABOUT THE AUTHOR** **Ai Jiang** is a Chinese-Canadian writer, Ignyte, Bram Stoker, and Nebula Award winner, and Hugo, Astounding, Locus, Aurora, and BFSA Award finalist born in Changle, Fujian, currently residing in Markham, Ontario. Her work can be found in F&SF, The Dark, Clarkesworld, The Masters Review, among others. She is the author of *An Empire in the Clouds, the Natural Engines duology, Linghun* and *I AM AI*. Find her at [www.aijiang.ca](http://www.aijiang.ca/ "http://www.aijiang.ca")