Hi fellow WorldCon attendee!
Last year’s WorldCon (in Seattle) was my first-ever book convention, and it was so much fun that I signed up for this year’s (and plan to attend next year’s in Montréal)! I wanted to make something fun specifically for attendees, and I had a blast putting together these little invitations. I’m honored you picked one up!
If you’re interested in reading a haunted house book inspired by Rebecca—but with a Chinese American spin—I hope you’ll consider pre-ordering a copy of Stormraven, my first full length horror novel! It’s out from Simon & Schuster (US & Can) and Titan Books (UK, Aus, & more) next year. If you’d rather not wait that long, feel free to request an advanced reader’s copy through the form linked below. My publicist will look through the requests and do what she can to get review copies out to folks! Hope you had a great time at the con!
<3 Kelsea
“An utterly haunting masterpiece” —CG Drews
“Kelsea Yu's best work yet.” —Laura Cranehill
“Poetic and gripping." —Gemma Amor
About Stormraven:
Publishing with Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster (US) & Titan Books (UK) in March 2027!
Mexican Gothic meets Get Out with this Rebecca-inspired gothic horror rooted in Chinese American history, as a gifted artist uncovers a haunted mansion’s chilling secrets that threaten to make her dream life a living nightmare.
Mixed media fine art photographer Lydia Chen dreams of gaining fame and fortune, even as she’s forced to do odd jobs to pay the bills—like running a gothic portrait photo booth for Seattle’s elite during a lavish charity event. But fate intervenes when she wins the event raffle for a once-in-a-lifetime retreat to Stormraven, a 19th-century estate owned by the Vandermeer family on a private island off Washington’s coast. There, she meets Henry Vandermeer, the enigmatic young scion of his clan. Charmed by Henry and drawn to his beautiful estate, Lydia joins his mysterious family and moves into Stormraven.
With her sudden change in fortune, Lydia leaves behind the daily grind to chase her artistic aspirations, settling into seemingly idyllic surroundings. But with each passing day, ominous nightmares come to the fore, as Lydia catches glimpses throughout the property of a ghostly woman who eerily resembles herself. The more she investigates the mansion’s chilling secrets, the more she feels her sanity slipping under the weight of its emerging terrors. For Lydia soon discovers she is not the first to be trapped in Stormraven’s hallowed halls—and if she fails to unearth its rotten truth, her new home may soon become her eternal prison….
What horror authors are saying about STORMRAVEN:
“An utterly haunting masterpiece, I’m equal parts obsessed with and awed by Stormraven. With beautiful writing and disturbing dark secrets, this is a dark spiral of gothic excellence that will haunt your bones in the best way. Kelsea Yu is a phenomenal voice in horror.”
—CG Drews, #1 NYT bestselling author of Don’t Let The Forest In
"A deeply soulful examination of how the suppressed ghosts of the past haunt those who dwell in the present. Poetic and gripping."
—Gemma Amor, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson and British Fantasy Award nominated author of Dear Laura and Itch!
“Dreamy and thrilling, unsettling and atmospheric, and rooted in the horrific history of the Pacific Northwest, Stormraven is a haunting and necessary addition to the Gothic canon. This is Kelsea Yu's best work yet. I was completely enthralled!”
—Laura Cranehill, USA Today bestselling author of Wife Shaped Bodies
