Allie Nguyen
Allie Nguyen
Allie moved from Vietnam to the UK to pursue an MA in Creative Writing. Now she lives in London and works in publishing for her day job. She has a fondness for flawed characters and would love to bring more female Vietnamese protagonists to the YA Fantasy space. When she's not writing, she's often found making Taylor Swift playlists for her books, wandering around museums, or rereading Wuthering Heights for the hundredth time.
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Blood of Silver
Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster
Spirited Away meets One Dark Window, Allie Nguyen's YA fantasy debut Blood of Silver follows a Vietnamese teen from London who is thrust into a magical realm where she must learn to wield a rare magic and uncover dark secrets about her deceased mother's royal past, while ravenous monsters seek to find their way in and a charming prince might want more than just her heart.
Linh's mother was just buried this morning. At the funeral, Linh is visited by a strange boy who hints at secrets to her mother's past. Desperate to learn more, Linh is thrust into another world – Ebrirene, a realm governed by ancient magics – where the mysterious boy, Elior, happens to be Crown Prince.
Here, Linh learns that the kingdom is under attack by vicious demons who threaten to break free from a portal her mother sealed years ago, and the Crown believes Linh possesses the power to seal it once more. But as Linh hatches a plan to save Ebrirene and return home, someone enters her in a deadly Tournament against her will, and a mysterious mage hunter Captain is determined to seek her out. Now Linh must fight for her own survival or surrender to the monsters that might be closer to her than she thinks.
Publication is scheduled for Fall '26.
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