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Inkyard Press
October 2023
On Sale: October 3, 2023
304 pages
ISBN: 1335458018
EAN: 9781335458018
Kindle: B0BP83CZ72
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Young Adult | Fantasy Dark
"A dark and glittering jewel of a
book." —Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times-
bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison
"Visceral to the core." —Chloe
Gong, New York Times bestselling author
of These Violent Delights
New from the
author of The Keeper of Night comes a YA fantasy
duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where a poor
biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught
up in the dangerous political games of the royal family.
Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of
providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems
for the wealthy to eat in order to stay young forever. But
for now, she’s trapped in her impoverished village in
southern China, practicing an illegal form of alchemy to
keep food on the table—resurrecting the dead, for a
price.
When Zilan finally has the chance to
complete her imperial exams, she ventures to the capital to
compete against the best alchemists in the country in tasks
she’ll be lucky to survive, let alone pass. On top of
that, her reputation for raising the dead has followed her
to the capital, and the Crown Prince himself seeks out her
help, suspecting a coming assassination attempt.
The more Zilan succeeds in her alchemy, the more she gets
caught in the dangerous political games of the royal family.
There are monsters lurking within the palace walls, and
it’s only a matter of time before they—and
secrets of Zilan’s past—catch up with her.
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