E. Lily Yu Books in Order

A troubled young woman drives home from a job interview through a landscape seemingly stripped of wonder. When a bird strikes her car and dies, the collision becomes the beginning of an irreversible change in her life.

Firuzeh and her family flee war in Afghanistan, sustained by stories of a better life in Australia. Their dangerous journey and uncertain reception strain those hopes, forcing Firuzeh to navigate loss, displacement, and the limits of imagination.

Twenty-two speculative stories bring together monsters, gods, birds, and people confronting strange transformations. A wasp nest becomes a map, a judge faces divine scrutiny, and a small creature searches for refuge in tales exploring survival, connection, and vulnerability.

Rising waters have reshaped the world, and people living on the River survive by facing its storms together. When one member becomes curious about the Land, that interest challenges the community’s shared way of life.