Zen Cho (Author of Sorcerer to the Crown)

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	Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 15,716 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Water Sister 3.84 avg rating — 10,725 ratings — published 2021 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water 3.62 avg rating — 7,222 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Terracotta Bride 3.66 avg rating — 3,756 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 3,564 ratings — published 2019 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirits Abroad 4.17 avg rating — 1,950 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo 3.78 avg rating — 1,306 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again 4.33 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Friend Zone Experiment 3.46 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Aunts 4.22 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sorcerer Royal (2 books)
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If At First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again (2 books)
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Zen Cho has read The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (欧宝娱乐 Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Zen Cho voted for The Bandit Queens as Best Debut Novel in the Opening Round of the 2023 欧宝娱乐 Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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“Your amoral ingenuity in the pursuit of your interest is perfectly shocking,鈥� said Zacharias severely. 鈥淵es, isn鈥檛 it?鈥� said Prunella, pleased.”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

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“But that was the trouble with children, Sir Stephen reflected. They were confoundedly liable to pattern themselves upon one鈥檚 conduct, when one would rather they simply did what they were told.”
― Zen Cho, Sorcerer to the Crown

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“Maybe that was what true love meant: a bitterness that stayed on the tongue when everything else faded.”
― Zen Cho, Black Water Sister

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February Fantasy -- The following poll decides which two books will go to the final round of polls for FEb. 2019's Fantasy BOTM.

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho

22 votes, 35.5%

Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip

14 votes, 22.6%

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

14 votes, 22.6%

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner

12 votes, 19.4%

62 total votes

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