Paul Park est un auteur américain de science-fiction et de fantasy, reconnu pour sa science-fiction littéraire soignée, bien que souvent sombre. Ses romans explorent des thèmes tels que le colonialisme sur des mondes extraterrestres, des légendes bibliques et théosophiques, et des mondes parallèles où la magie opère. Le travail de Park se caractérise par une approche réfléchie du genre, explorant des idées complexes à travers des récits captivants. Ses écrits offrent aux lecteurs des perspectives perspicaces sur la nature humaine et la société.
Young Miranda Popescu, spirited from her Massachusetts home by supernatural powers and guided by her sorceress aunt Aegypta's spirit, pursues her destiny as the "white tyger" prophesied to save "Great Roumania" from German domination.
Miranda Popescu, a teenager adopted by commoners, discovers her true identity as a princess entangled in a perilous political struggle among conjurers in an alternate version of Europe. Hidden away by her aunt to protect her from danger, she navigates a life in a quiet Massachusetts college town while the magical world of "Roumania" looms large with its strangeness and wonders. The tale intertwines themes of identity, belonging, and the clash of magical realms, creating a captivating narrative filled with intrigue.
On a distant world of cruel belief and harsh reality, Dr. Thanakar and his cousin, Mad Prince Abu, enter the city of Charn and become involved in a society of freedom, oppression, intrigue, and power
The second book in the Starbridge Chronicles, Sugar Rain relates the stories of Thanakar and Charity Starbridge during the revolution that ended the first book in the series, Soldiers of Paradise. The generations-long winter has drawn to a close, and with it the power of the tyrannical Starbridge theocracy that maintained order during the years of hunger. But a cruelly pragmatic priest has set the stage for a new faith, and even those who defy him seem fated to play out roles that will inevitably bring it to pass. As Thanakar struggles in exile to find safe harbor for his adopted family, Charity Starbridge undertakes a mythic journey, passing through various underworlds to join him. Sugar Rain was a finalist for the Locus Reader Poll Award.