Memory Fades, but Reminserum is Forever

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I’m Judy Liu, a young adult fiction author who loves sci-fi, dystopia, and fantasy. I tend to write cozy fantasy because it’s my way to escape real life, but I’ll occasionally sprinkle in echoes of something darker or speculative.

My debut novel, The Vending Portal, is a soft sci-fi dystopia for middle school through high school students, but young adults would enjoy as well. For me, there’s a bit of nostalgia woven within it.

My newest installment, Synthers & Beasts, dives deeper into familial connections with a whodunit mystery. PLUS Chinese folklore beasts because who doesn’t like a creature side-kick?

Feel free to peruse here. You can also connect with me via my not-so-consistent newsletter and through Instagram @judyliu_author.

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Summer Release

Born into a powerful magical family that focuses on medicinal synthing, an ability to diagnose ailments by seeing colors, Halla struggles balancing her family's legacy and expectations with her own career running her apothecary in a quickly modernizing world.

As she navigates through her own struggles, she gets entangled with a powerful family and framed for a poisoning, putting everything she's ever worked for at risk, which sets her on a journey with her ranyi, a reclusive and mythical six-taloned fish-snake, to rediscover her family history, reclaim synthing powers she's long suppressed, and figure out just who exactly is plotting against her.

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  • "Judy pulls you in and doesn't let go. She takes you on a fantastical ride from the first page to the last."

    Amanda Dew, author of The Story Seer

  • "Judy Liu is an exciting new voice in literature. She crafts her characters with precision and keeps her audience engaged with a beautiful, fast-moving plot."

    Nathaniel Luscombe, author of The Ones with Gilded Bones

  • "I love the distinct characters and their personalities! Also a huge fan of the unique interpretation of travel and the multiverse, definitely got me thinking."

    Adiba C.

  • “Though our current cultural climate is saturated with stories surrounding multiverses and interdimensional ideas, Judy Liu’s The Vending Portal is the rare novel that stands among the pack with fresh ideas and a fun, engaging story. "

    Cory Maddalena, author of As Pure As Snow

  • "The action is stellar! It feels like you're there, watching it in real-time. The descriptive words are bang-on and unfold in just the right way to keep you in suspense."

    Swetha K., MD

  • "From the very beginning, Liu's novel pulls you in, leaving just enough unanswered questions to keep one turning the pages."

    Kayla Jones, author of Torn and The Veil

  • "Reminiscent of stories like Percy Jackson, The Vending Portal takes readers on an other-worldly adventure."

    Rebecca Garner, author of Why Won’t My Boobs Grow… and Other Annoyances