Publisher Daphne Tonge acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, from Rachel Kind at Penguin Random House US. The Art of Prophecy will be published as an e-book in November 2022 with the hardback following in April 2023. The novel was published in August 2022 in the US.
The series is an "ode to martial arts and magic", examining what happens when the prophesied hero is not the right person and has to work with a band of unlikely allies to save the kingdom.
Tonge said: “I can’t express how excited I am to be publishing The War Arts Saga. The book is so brilliant and entertaining and such an incredible story. It’s been an absolute dream to acquire The Art of Prophecy for Daphne Press.”
Chu commented: “The Art of Prophecy is the epic fantasy I dreamed of writing ever since I read my first novel as an immigrant kid. Stories were how I learned English, and those old martial arts movies were how I learned about my culture. I have always aspired to marry those two important influences together in my storytelling. I can’t wait for readers to enter the world of The War Arts Saga and fight alongside Taishi, Jian, Salminde, and Qisami as they struggle against shifting loyalty, broken destinies, and what it really means to have free will. While still having a good time. Daphne Press is the perfect home for this world filled with moving cities, magical fighting styles, and motley cast of characters. Daphne’s work at Illumicrate has always been brilliant and inspiring. I am so excited to see how she’ll unleash the War Arts Saga to the rest of the world.”