The Saint of Bright Doors

Fantasy novel

The Saint of Bright Doors is a 2023 fantasy novel by Sri Lankan author Vajra Chandrasekera.^[1] The novel follows the story of a man trained from a young age to assassinate a prominent spiritual leader, in a fictional city with supernatural "bright doors".^[2]^[3]

In 2024, the novel won the Crawford Award for fantasy literature.^[4] It was nominated for the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel,^[5] was listed as a New York Times Notable Book of 2023,^[6] and won the Nebula Award for Best Novel of 2023.^[7]

References

^ "The Saint of Bright Doors". Tor Publishing Group. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
^ "The Saint of Bright Doors". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
^ Braswell, Liz. "Science Fiction & Fantasy: 'The Saint of Bright Doors' Review". Wall Street Journal.
^ "Chandrasekera Wins Crawford". Locus magazine. March 4, 2024.
^ "2024 Hugo Award Finalists". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
^ "100 Notable Books of 2023". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
^ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2023/ Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (2017)
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2020s

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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (2021)
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (2022)
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (2023)
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (2024)

Best Novel (1971–1981)
Best SF Novel (1980–present)
Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present)
Best First Novel (1981–present)
Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present)
Best Young Adult Book (2003–present)
Best Novella (1973–present)
Best Novelette (1975–present)
Best Short Story (1971–present)

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2021–present	Network Effect by Martha Wells (2021) A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (2022) Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang (2023) The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (2024)