He[1] is best known for his novels We Set the Dark on Fire (2019), We Unleash the Merciless Storm (2020), Miss Meteor (2020), and Lucha of the Night Forest (2023).
In a 2021 interview with Disney, Mejia said, Not to be dramatic, but I feel like representation can literally be life or death.
[8] It was also a 2019 Tor.com Reviewers' Choice selection[9] and was included on their list of the year's best science fiction, fantasy and horror novels.
[14] We Set the Dark on Fire was also shortlisted for the Neukom Institute's 2020 Literary Arts Award for Debut.
[15][16] In 2020, Miss Meteor was a Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice book[17] and was included on their "Best Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2020" list.