Mike Chen

About Mike Chen

The Haunting of Santo Domingo Street: In this eerie supernatural horror novel, two cousins must decide the fate of their childhood home--but the building has other plans. When Rosella Li and her estranged cousin, Gabe, inherit the last crumbling Victorian in a downtown San Jose block, developers hope to finish their gentrification push. Rosella is happy to see it go--her father, Ming, always cared more for the building and its tenants than her--but Gabe wants to cling on, mourning both his childhood home and the man who quietly raised him.

Upcoming Titles

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  The Haunting of Santo Domingo Street February 2, 2027

  In this eerie supernatural horror novel, two cousins must decide the fate of their childhood home--but the building has other plans. When Rosella Li and her estranged cousin, Gabe, inherit the last crumbling Victorian in a downtown San Jose block, developers hope to finish their gentrification push. Rosella is happy to see it go--her father, Ming, always cared more for the building and its tenants than her--but Gabe wants to cling on, mourning both his childhood home and the man who quietly raised him.

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Earlier Books

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  The Photonic Effect April 21, 2026

  The starship Horizon’s crew spent ten years trapped across the expanse of space. Now they’re finally home—only it’s not the home they knew. The Cluster, once a peaceful coalition of planets, has fractured in the wake of civil war. Captain Demora Kim wants nothing more than to protect her surviving crew. It’s what she owes them after years of instability and terror. But in times of war, no one is allowed neutrality. After an attack on a mining station leaves thousands dead, Demi’s efforts become almost impossible. Every ship is needed on the frontline.

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  A Quantum Love Story January 30, 2024

  A cozy sci-fi novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims they've met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she's mourning, why she's there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he’s saying. Because time is about to loop.

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  Vampire Weekend January 31, 2023

  From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood “A love letter to the power of music, this thoughtful, humorous exploration of what constitutes living versus mere survival sees Chen (Light Years from Home) at the top of his game.” —Publishers Weekly starred review "A strong emotional core carries Chen’s (Light Years from Home, 2022) latest, which is ultimately about healing from old wounds and learning how to embrace life again after loss—even if you’re dead." —Booklist Being a vampire is far from glamorous…but it can be pretty punk rock.

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  From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) 2023 View on Amazon: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
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  Star Wars: Brotherhood May 10, 2022 View on Amazon: Star Wars: Brotherhood
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  Light Years from Home January 25, 2022 View on Amazon: Light Years from Home
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  We Could Be Heroes January 26, 2021 View on Amazon: We Could Be Heroes
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  A Beginning at the End January 14, 2020 View on Amazon: A Beginning at the End
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  Here and Now and Then January 29, 2019 View on Amazon: Here and Now and Then

New Editions

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  From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) First published 2023 · New edition September 23, 2025 View on Amazon: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)

More New Books Coming Up

• A Deal in Death by Jaclyn Rodriguez · Feb 2, 2027
• A Great Place to Raise a Family by Tracey Lien · Feb 2, 2027
• Bone Black by Marten Swift · Feb 2, 2027
• Good Girls and Alpha Males by Madeline Peltz · Feb 2, 2027
• It's Only a Game by Sam Rebelein · Feb 2, 2027
• Just Scoring With Love by Lauren Blakely · Feb 2, 2027
• Malice by Jonathan Kellerman · Feb 2, 2027
• Merciful Carnage by Sara Hashem · Feb 2, 2027
• Merciless by Cortney L. Winn · Feb 2, 2027
• Milkiverse by Kelly Murashige · Feb 2, 2027

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