Larissa Lai

Larissa Lai is a Canadian author, poet, and academic whose work explores identity, technology, race, and the intersections of science fiction with Asian diasporic experience. She is a professor of English and has been recognised as one of the most innovative voices in Canadian speculative fiction. The Tiger Flu is a visionary novel set in a dystopian future where pandemics, corporate greed, and environmental collapse have reshaped civilisation. Lai weaves together multiple timelines and perspectives, drawing on Chinese mythology and cyberpunk aesthetics to create a richly layered narrative about survival, community, and resistance. The audiobook and book versions of The Tiger Flu offer listeners and readers a challenging, rewarding work of speculative fiction. Lai's writing appeals to fans of literary science fiction who appreciate stories that combine imaginative worldbuilding with incisive social commentary and deep cultural resonance.