Kaliane Bradley

Kaliane Bradley is a British author and critic of Cambodian-Chinese heritage. Her debut novel, *The Ministry of Time* (2024), is a genre-blending work that combines science fiction, romance, and historical fiction, following a time-travel experiment that brings a Victorian-era explorer into the present day. The novel explores themes of colonialism, cultural identity, displacement, and the ethics of historical intervention. Bradley's writing is noted for its sharp wit, emotional depth, and intelligent interrogation of power dynamics across time periods. *The Ministry of Time* received widespread critical acclaim and was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2024, establishing Bradley as a distinctive new voice in contemporary speculative fiction.