AUTHORS

Xerses | 薛西斯

Xerses is one of the most exciting young novelists on Taiwan’s science fiction/mystery scene. Deeply inspired by Soji Shimada’s The Tokyo Zodiac Murders, Xerses is dedicated to incorporating intrigue and exacting deduction into her stories. Her novel Lotus Reborn, won a Bronze Medal in the 2013 Kadokawa Fiction Awards, and Avalon’s Quest was shortlisted for the 2015 Kavalan Soji Shimada Mystery Award. Her previous collaboration with Mitsuda Shinzo, JeTauZi, Xiao Xiang Shen, and Chan Ho-Kei – Chopsticks – has sold rights in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, and Russia.