Lavie Tidhar grew up on a kibbutz in Israel and lived in South Africa and the UK. Most recently he's lived in the Banks islands of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, one of the most remote and isolated places on Earth. He currently lives in South East Asia.
Awards: Campbell (2017), WFA (2012), BFA (2012) see all
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Historical Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Judge Dee
1. Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (2020)
2. Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels (2021)
3. Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre (2021)
Seven Vampires (2022)
Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript (2022)
The Locked Coffin (2023)
Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (2024)
1. Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (2020)
2. Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels (2021)
3. Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre (2021)
Seven Vampires (2022)
Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript (2022)
The Locked Coffin (2023)
Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (2024)
Novels
The Tel Aviv Dossier (2009) (with Nir Yaniv)
Osama (2011)
A Man Lies Dreaming (2012)
The Violent Century (2013)
Candy (2018)
Unholy Land (2018)
New Atlantis (2020)
The Candy Mafia (2020)
The Big Blind (2020)
The Lunacy Commission (2021)
The Escapement (2021)
The Circumference of the World (2023)
Six Lives (2024)
No One Hears the Last Shot (2025)
Joiner and Rust (2026)
Osama (2011)
A Man Lies Dreaming (2012)
The Violent Century (2013)
Candy (2018)
Unholy Land (2018)
New Atlantis (2020)
The Candy Mafia (2020)
The Big Blind (2020)
The Lunacy Commission (2021)
The Escapement (2021)
The Circumference of the World (2023)
Six Lives (2024)
No One Hears the Last Shot (2025)
Joiner and Rust (2026)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
An Occupation of Angels (2005)
Cloud Permutations (2010)
Jesus and the Eightfold Path (2011)
Martian Sands (2013)
The Vanishing Kind (2018)
The Three Coffin Problem (2026)
Cloud Permutations (2010)
Jesus and the Eightfold Path (2011)
Martian Sands (2013)
The Vanishing Kind (2018)
The Three Coffin Problem (2026)
Anthology series
Best of World SF
1. The Best of World SF: 1 (2009)
2. The Best of World SF: 2 (2022)
3. The Best of World SF: 3 (2023)
1. The Best of World SF: 1 (2009)
2. The Best of World SF: 2 (2022)
3. The Best of World SF: 3 (2023)
Apex Book of World SF
1. The Apex Book of World SF 1 (2009)
2. The Apex Book of World SF 2 (2012)
3. The Apex Book of World SF 3 (2014)
4. The Apex Book of World SF 4 (2015) (with Mahvesh Murad)
5. The Apex Book of World SF 5 (2018) (with Cristina Jurado)
1. The Apex Book of World SF 1 (2009)
2. The Apex Book of World SF 2 (2012)
3. The Apex Book of World SF 3 (2014)
4. The Apex Book of World SF 4 (2015) (with Mahvesh Murad)
5. The Apex Book of World SF 5 (2018) (with Cristina Jurado)
Jews Vs (with Rebecca Levene)
Jews vs Omnibus (2015)
1. Jews vs Aliens (2016)
2. Jews vs Zombies (2016)
Jews vs Omnibus (2015)
1. Jews vs Aliens (2016)
2. Jews vs Zombies (2016)
Series contributed to
Tor.Com Original
Dragonkin (2013)
Selfies (2014)
Terminal (2016)
The Old Dispensation (2017)
Yiwu (2018)
In Xanadu (2019)
Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (2020)
Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels (2021)
Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre (2021)
Seven Vampires (2022)
Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript (2022)
The Locked Coffin (2023)
Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (2024)
Dragonkin (2013)
Selfies (2014)
Terminal (2016)
The Old Dispensation (2017)
Yiwu (2018)
In Xanadu (2019)
Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (2020)
Judge Dee and the Three Deaths of Count Werdenfels (2021)
Judge Dee and the Poisoner of Montmartre (2021)
Seven Vampires (2022)
Judge Dee and the Mystery of the Missing Manuscript (2022)
The Locked Coffin (2023)
Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (2024)
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Lavie Tidhar

The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection (2025)
(Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, book 6)
edited by
Allan Kaster

The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time 5 (2025)
(Year's Top Tales of Space and Time, book 5)
edited by
Allan Kaster
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Lavie Tidhar recommends

A Song of Legends Lost (2025)
(Invoker Trilogy, book 1)
M H Ayinde
"A hugely ambitious science-fantasy epic, a whirlwind debut of ferocious talent and compulsive storytelling that lifts you up from the first page and never lets go. It's joyous from end to end - and highly recommended!"

One Mile and Two Days Before Sunset (2022)
(Lost Detective Trilogy, book 1)
Shimon Adaf
"In Shimon Adaf's Lost Detective Trilogy, what begins as conventional mystery becomes by degrees a brilliant deconstruction not just of genre but of our own search for meaning. Both profound and compulsively readable, these books demand to be devoured."

The City Inside (2022)
Samit Basu
"The City Inside is a triumphant exploration of near-future India that is as compelling as it is urgent. Don't miss this one."
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