Description
Author(s): Dao, Julie C.
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng (pronounced She-fung) is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic future. But is the price of greatness too high? To claim her place beside the Emperor, Xifeng must cast aside Wei, the young man who has longed to marry her since childhood. And darker still, she will have to embrace the callous magic that runs through her veins-magic fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed-for the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is complete.
About the author:
Julie Dao is a proud Vietnamese-American who was born in upstate New York and then was raised amidst the autumn fields and sloping mountains of New England. She went to college to become a doctor, but (go figure) came out ready to pursue her passion of creative writing. She is greatly influenced by the work of Jane Austen, J. K. Rowling, Maggie Stiefvater, Jhumpa Lahiri, Neil Gaiman, and Laini Taylor. Julie lives in New England.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781524738310
Audience: Children/juvenile
Language: English
Number of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 20181203
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Product Form: Paperback / softback
Dimensions (LxWxH): 208 mm139 mm28 mm
Weight: 358 gr