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An ambitious and touching exploration of disillusionment in faith, tradition, and family a glorious reinvention of fantasy and wuxia tropes. Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education
So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny.
But this is not that kind of story.
It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom.
And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendor, and celebrated before he has won a single battle.
But that s when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy is wrong.
What follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy could foresee, and with many unexpected heroes: Taishi, an older woman who is the greatest grandmaster of magical martial arts in the kingdom but who thought her adventuring days were all behind her; Sali, a straitlaced warrior who learns the rules may no longer apply when the leader to whom she pledged her life is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill.
And Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be a hero after all.
An ambitious and touching exploration of disillusionment in faith, tradition, and family a glorious reinvention of fantasy and wuxia tropes. Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education
So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny.
But this is not that kind of story.
It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom.
And that prophecy did anoint a hero, Jian, raised since birth in luxury and splendor, and celebrated before he has won a single battle.
But that s when the story hits its first twist: The prophecy is wrong.
What follows is a story more wondrous than any prophecy could foresee, and with many unexpected heroes: Taishi, an older woman who is the greatest grandmaster of magical martial arts in the kingdom but who thought her adventuring days were all behind her; Sali, a straitlaced warrior who learns the rules may no longer apply when the leader to whom she pledged her life is gone; and Qisami, a chaotic assassin who takes a little too much pleasure in the kill.
And Jian himself, who has to find a way to become what he no longer believes he can be a hero after all.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 544 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780593501047 |
| ISBN-10: | 0593501047 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 95914903 |
| Autor: | Chu, Wesley |
| Auflage: | INT |
| Besonderheit: | Unsere Aufsteiger |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Random House |
| Abbildungen: | 1C MAP AS ENDPAPERS |
| Maße: | 37 x 156 x 233 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wesley Chu |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.08.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,608 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 544 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780593501047 |
| ISBN-10: | 0593501047 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 95914903 |
| Autor: | Chu, Wesley |
| Auflage: | INT |
| Besonderheit: | Unsere Aufsteiger |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Random House |
| Abbildungen: | 1C MAP AS ENDPAPERS |
| Maße: | 37 x 156 x 233 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Wesley Chu |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.08.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,608 kg |
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