Tasha Suri

Tasha Suri
Suri at the British Library in 2024
Born
Harrow, London, England
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
Years active2018–present

Tasha Suri is a British author and former academic librarian. Her debut novel Empire of Sand (2018) won the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards[1] and was listed by Time as one of the 100 best fantasy books of all time in 2020.[2] In 2022, her novel The Jasmine Throne won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.[3] Suri's most recent novel, The Isle in the Silver Sea (2025) was listed as one of The New York Times' Best Romance Novels of 2025.[4]

Personal life

Suri was born in Harrow, London to Punjabi parents; they often returned to India for vacations.[5] She lives in London with her family and identifies as queer.[5][6]

Education and career

She studied English and creative writing at University of Warwick. Formerly an academic librarian at Imperial College London,[7] she is now a full-time writer and is represented by Catherine Cho at Paper Literary.[8][5]

Bibliography

The Books of Ambha Duology

  • Empire of Sand (2018)
  • Realm of Ash (2019)

The Burning Kingdoms Trilogy

Standalone Works

  • The Isle in the Silver Sea (2025)

Young Adult

  • What Souls Are Made Of: A Wuthering Heights Remix (2022)
  • Doctor Who: The Cradle (2023)

See also

References

  1. ^ "BFA Winners". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ^ Bruner, Raisa (15 October 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri". Time. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ Waite, Olivia (9 December 2025). "The Best Romance Novels of 2025". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b c Bihmjyani, Aditi (19 November 2020). "Meet the two fantasy writers of Indian origin voted best in the world by George RR Martin and Neil Gaiman". Vogue. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ Suri, Tasha (20 May 2021). "resonance". Tasha Suri. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. ^ Salhotra, Martha (26 April 2019). "Imperial librarian Tasha Suri writes epic fantasy novel". Imperial College London News. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Clients". Paper Literary. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

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