Wesley Chu


Wesley Chu is a Taiwanese American author of speculative fiction.

Early life and career

Chu was born in Taipei in 1976 and originally raised by his grandparents in Taiwan while his parents were studying in the United States. In 1982, he joined his parents in Lincoln, Nebraska, later settling in Chicago in 1990. He received a degree in management information systems from the University of Illinois, worked consulting jobs, then spent ten years in the banking industry. Chu has acted in film and television, and has also worked as a stuntman. Chu has appeared in several commercials alongside numerous celebrities, such as Michael Jordan.

Writing career

Chu's first novel, The Lives of Tao, was submitted in 2011 to Angry Robot as part of their "Open Door" process, and published in 2013. It was selected as one of the 2014 Alex Awards winners. Chu became a full-time writer in 2014. He was nominated for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer in 2014 and 2015, winning the second time.
Chu signed a contract with Angry Robot early in 2015 for the Io series, new novels set in the same universe as the Tao series. His novel Time Salvager was optioned to Paramount in 2015, with Michael Bay attached to direct.
In 2019, Chu and Cassandra Clare debuted #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list with their novel The Red Scrolls of Magic, the first of The Eldest Curses series, part of The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Robert Kirkman tapped Chu to write the first The Walking Dead novel set in Asia, titled The Walking Dead: Typhoon, which was released on October 1, 2019.
In 2021, it was announced that Original Film and Sony Pictures Television had acquired the rights for Chu's The War Arts Saga, with plans to adapt the novels for television. Chu was listed as an executive producer on the project. In 2022, Kirkus Reviews named The Art of Prophecy one of the best science fiction and fantasy books of the year.

''Tao'' series

  • The Lives of Tao
  • The Deaths of Tao
  • The Rebirths of Tao
  • ''The Days of Tao''

    ''Time Salvager'' series

  • Time Salvager
  • ''Time Siege''

    ''Io'' series

The Io series is a continuation of the Tao series, centered on new characters, Ella and her alien Io.
  • The Rise of Io
  • ''The Fall of Io''

    ''The Eldest Curses'' series ([young adult])

Co-written with Cassandra Clare and part of The Shadowhunter Chronicles
  • The Red Scrolls of Magic
  • The Lost Book of the White
  • ''The Black Volume of the Dead''

    ''The Walking Dead'' series

  • ''The Walking Dead: Typhoon''

    ''The War Arts Saga''

  • The Art of Prophecy
  • The Art of Destiny
  • ''The Art of Legend''

    Filmography

  • Fred Claus
  • ''The Art of Pain''

    Interviews

Category:1976 births
Category:Writers from Taipei
Category:Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
Category:University of Illinois alumni
Category:Taiwanese science fiction writers
Category:John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners
Category:Living people