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By Julie C. Dao
ISBN-10: 1524738298
ISBN-13: 9781524738297
ISBN-10: 152474168X
ISBN-13: 9781524741686
"A richly constructed delusion international . . . Julie C. Dao is a expertise to watch."—Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling writer of The younger Elites
Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is gorgeous. the celebs say she is destined for greatness, that she is intended to be Empress of Feng Lu. yet provided that she embraces the darkness inside of her.
Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village at the fringe of the map, Xifeng longs to satisfy the future promised to her through her merciless aunt, the witch Guma, who has learn the playing cards and obvious glimmers of Xifeng's majestic destiny. yet is the cost of the throne too excessive? simply because so one can in attaining greatness, she needs to spurn the younger guy who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs via her veins--sorcery fueled through consuming the hearts of the lately killed. For the god who has despatched her in this trip aren't chuffed until eventually his strength is absolute.
Set in an East Asian-inspired delusion global full of either breathtaking discomfort and sweetness, Forest of one thousand Lanterns possesses the entire hallmarks of masterful myth: spectacular magic, heartbreaking romance, and an international that hangs within the balance. Fans of Heartless, Stealing Snow, and Red Queen will eat this attractive debut.
Praise for Forest of 1000 Lanterns
A Junior Library Guild Selection
"A richly built fable international coupled with an bold anti-heroine of complicated organisation, this tale shines and surprises at each flip. Julie C. Dao is a expertise to watch."—Marie Lu, number 1 New York Times bestselling writer of The younger Elites
★ "A masterful reimagining of the youth of Snow White’s Evil Queen. Subverting the all-too-white global of fairy stories, this novel will seize readers in a lush, dangerously darkish, and infrequently appealing global from which they're going to wish no break out. Xifeng is . . . richly drawn, complex, and, every now and then, susceptible; her relentless pursuit of strength a welcome distinction to princesses of the earlier who seldom had the arrogance or power to figure out their very own destinies."—Booklist, starred review
★ "Lushly written . . . The demons [Xifeng] faces are either literal and metaphorical, exterior and inner, and her tug-of-war with the forces riding her down a dismal course makes for tantalizing reading. a desirable exam of future, accountability, and the way offerings form a person."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A stunning reimagining of the Evil Queen. full of treacherous courtesans, darkish magic, bad offerings, and bloody hearts, Julie Dao’s exquisite tackle this vintage villain rises a long way above the typical retelling.”—Stephanie Garber, New York occasions bestselling writer of Caraval
“Magnetic, seductive, and alluring, Dao’s Forest of 1000 Lanterns is a lush, alluring examine wish and the lengths to which we'll visit locate our actual destiny.”—S. Jae-Jones, New York Times bestselling writer of Wintersong
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