{"id":19140,"date":"2024-10-02T10:27:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T14:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=19140"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:06:23","slug":"coco-ma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/coco-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Coco Ma is a Canadian writer of young adult fantasy and a classical pianist who studied at the Juilliard School in New York City. Ma earned a master’s degree in Piano Performance from the Yale School of Music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

God Storm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ashland, Oregon: Blackstone Publishing, 2020.
(The Shadow Frost series ; bk. 2)
PS8625.A125 G63 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness has fallen. After defeating the evil mother who summoned an immortal demon to kill her, newly coronated Queen Asterin Faelenhart should have every reason to celebrate. Her kingdom is safe, forbidden magic eradicated, and her friends are alive. Except Asterin\u2019s triumph has come at a devastating cost\u2014forced to choose between a lifelong friend and true love, she\u2019s lost both. But the shadows in Axaria have begun to stir once again, and no one is more starved for vengeance than Asterin \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet it soon becomes clear that the shadows plaguing her kingdom are just the beginning. Another realm coexists with the mortal world\u2014the beautiful, nightmarish Immortal Realm ruled by the wicked God of Shadow, King Eoin. When their paths entwine, Asterin realizes that Eoin possesses exactly what\u2014and who\u2014she seeks most. And the fates of all those that she holds dear\u2014Orion, her missing Guardian; Luna, the friend she could not save; Harry, the demon who saved them all; and Quinlan, her beloved broken prince\u2014ultimately rest in the god\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nightbreaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Viking Books for Young Readers, 2023.
(Nightbreaker ; bk. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Fifteen years ago, The Vanishing thrust Manhattan into darkness, forever changing the City That Never Sleeps. By day, resilient New Yorkers have adapted, clinging to the vestiges of their cosmopolitan lives. By night\u2014well, you never go out at night unless you have a death wish.

Or unless you’re Rei Reynolds.

Rei attends an exclusive New York prep school, but unlike her classmates, she welcomes nightfall. That’s when she can secretly hunt Deathlings, the deadly creatures that have prowled Manhattan’s subway tunnels and blood-soaked streets since the Vanishing. After they brutally slaughtered her parents years ago, Rei is desperate for vengeance….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2024 Arlene Barlin Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy<\/a> (Finalist)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shadow Frost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ashland, Oregon: Blackstone Publishing, 2019.
(The Shadow Frost series ; bk. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In the kingdom of Axaria, a darkness rises.
Some call it a monster, laying waste to the villagers and their homes.
Some say it is an invulnerable demon summoned from the deepest abysses of the Immortal Realm.
Many soldiers from the royal guard are sent out to hunt it down.
Not one has ever returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Asterin Faelenhart, princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she may hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon terrorizing her kingdom, she vows not to rest until the beast is slain. With the help of her friends and the powers she wields — though has yet to fully understand — Asterin sets out to complete a single task. The task that countless trained soldiers have failed. To kill it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as they hunt for the demon, they unearth a plot to assassinate the princess herself instead. Asterin and her friends begin to wonder how much of their lives has been lies, especially when they realize that the center of the web of deceit might very well be themselves. With no one else to turn to, they are forced to decide just how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect the only world they have ever known.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Coco Ma personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Blackstone Publishing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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