Novels
Aliette is the author of:
- The upcoming Fireheart Tiger, a sapphic romantic fantasy set in a universe inspired by precolonial Vietnam
- In the Vanishers’ Palace, a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast where they’re both women and the Beast is a dragon, set in a universe inspired by Vietnamese fairytales
- The Dominion of the Fallen series, dark Gothic fantasies set in a ruined turn-of-the-century Paris devastated by a magical war
- The Hugo-award nominated series The Universe of Xuya, space opera influenced by Vietnamese culture, which includes the standalone books Seven of Infinities, The Tea Master and the Detective (Nebula Award winner, Hugo Award finalist), and On a Red Station, Drifting (Hugo and Nebula Award finalist)
- The Obsidian and Blood trilogy of books, Aztec noir fantasy featuring priest-investigator Acatl

The first novel in the Dominion of the Fallen series, The House of Shattered Wings, a murder mystery set in a ruined Paris under the rule of Fallen angels, came out from Gollancz (UK/Commonwealth, trade paperback and ebook) and Roc (USA, hardback). It received the following distinctions:
- Winner of a British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel
- Finalist for a Locus Award, Best Fantasy novel
- Locus Recommended Reading List 2015, Best Fantasy novel
- Top 10 2015, Elbakin.net
- Best Books of 2015, Fantasy Faction
- Best of Review of 2015, SFFWorld
- 20 Books You Should Have Read in 2015, ScifiNow
The standalone second book, The House of Binding Thorns, is now out from Ace/Gollancz.
It received the following distinctions:
- Winner of a European Science Fiction Society Achievement Award, Best Novel
- Finalist for a Locus Award, Best Fantasy novel
- Locus Recommended Reading List 2017, Best Fantasy novel
- Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2017, Amazon
- Best Book of 2017, Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017, Barnes and Noble Sci Fi & Fantasy blog
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017, The Guardian (Adam Roberts)
The third and last novel, The House of Sundering Flames, is out now from Gollancz.
It’s on the following lists:
- Imyril’s Top Ten Tuesday: 2019 Anticipated Delights
