Jeannette Ng (Books)

Jeannette Ng Books

Jeannette Ng's writing delves into themes interwoven with history and theology, often referencing medieval and missionary thought. Her distinctive style is marked by a profound interest in the past, which she transforms into compelling narratives. She leverages her extensive knowledge from Medieval and Renaissance studies to explore complex ideas and human motivations. Ng's work offers readers a fresh perspective on universal themes.

Under the Pendulum Sun

416 pages
15 hours of reading

Winner of the John W Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Jeannette Ng brings a stunningly different Victorian fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Victorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in a stunningly different fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Catherine Helstone’s brother, Laon, has disappeared in Arcadia, legendary land of the magical fae. Desperate for news of him, she makes the perilous journey, but once there, she finds herself alone and isolated in the sinister house of Gethsemane. At last there comes news: her beloved brother is riding to be reunited with her soon but the Queen of the Fae and her insane court are hard on his heels. File Under: Fantasy [ In Arcadia | Seek and Hide | The Queen of Moths | Lands of the Damned ]

3.5