[22] Their Tensorate series of novellas began in 2017 with the simultaneously released The Black Tides of Heaven and The Red Threads of Fortune, which were published by Tor.com to critical acclaim.

[23] The Black Tides of Heaven received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it "a captivating Buddhist-inspired steampunk setting" that "captures an epic sweep in compact, precise prose", and a positive review from Library Journal, which called it (and its sibling volume, The Red Threads of Fortune) "an impressive, fresh debut steeped in Chinese culture".

[24][25] The Red Threads of Fortune was also reviewed by Publishers Weekly, which said "though not as gripping as [The Black Tides of Heaven], the novella authentically depicts trauma and lays promising groundwork for future books in the series".

[30][31][7] Yang's debut novel, The Genesis of Misery, the first in The Nullvoid Chronicles trilogy, was announced by Tor Books in 2020, published in September 2022, and described as a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc as a mecha space opera.

[32][18][12] The Genesis of Misery received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which called it a "vibrant tour de force" and "a triumph", noting that it "presents a simultaneous embrace and inversion of Chosen One narratives" and its "themes of faith, suffering, queerness, and duty".