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M. L. Wang (born 1992) is an American fantasy author best known for her self-published novel The Sword of Kaigen.
Biography
[edit]Wang was born in Wisconsin in 1992.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and later began teaching and training at a martial arts school, alongside her writing career.[2][3]
Career and works
[edit]Wang is the author of The Sword of Kaigen (2019), a Japanese-inspired military fantasy that serves as a companion novel to her earlier Theonite series.[4] The novel went on to win the 2019 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) competition organized by author Mark Lawrence.[5]
She later published Blood Over Bright Haven (2023) and The Volta Academy Chronicles, the latter written under the name “Maya Lin Wang.”[2]
Critical reception
[edit]The Sword of Kaigen received positive critical attention. *The Fantasy Hive* praised its emotional range and detailed worldbuilding.[4] *Dear Author* described the novel’s characters as complex and its social commentary compelling, though noted moments of heavy exposition.[6]
In a review for *Tor.com*, critic Vanessa Armstrong called it “a standout in self-published fantasy,” highlighting Wang’s “masterful blending of action, emotion, and worldbuilding.”[7]
- ^ "Interview with M.L. Wang". Fantasy Book Critic. December 10, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ a b "About". M.L. Wang Books. June 25, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ Baylis Adams, Destini (December 20, 2022). "Crafting in the Fantasy Genre: Interview with M.L. Wang". Green Street Review (NYU). Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ a b Shukla, Nils (August 2019). "The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang (Book Review)". The Fantasy Hive. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "SPFBO 5 Winner Announcement: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang". Mark Lawrence Blog. February 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ "Review: The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M.L. Wang". Dear Author. August 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ Armstrong, Vanessa (February 19, 2020). "The Sword of Kaigen Is a Standout in Self-Published Fantasy". Tor.com. Retrieved October 15, 2025.