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Forest of a Thousand Lanterns: A Rise pf The Empress Novel

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Eighteen-year-old Xifeng 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. rnrnGrowing 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 the throne too high? Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins - sorcerty fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied untul his power is absolute.rnrnSet in an East Asian - inspired fantasy world filled with both breathtasking pain and beauty, Julie C. Dao's re-imagining of the Evil Queen legend from Snow White possesses all the hallmarks of masterful fantasy: dazzling magic, heartbbreaking romance, and a world that hangs in the balance. Fans of The Wreth and the Dawn, Stealing Snow, and Red Queen will devour this stunning debut. rnrnJulie C. Dao (www.juliedao.com) is a proud Vietnamese-American who was born in upstate New York. She studied medicine in college, but came to realize blood and needles were her Krytonite. By day, she worked in science news and research, by night , she wrote books about heroines unafraid to fight for their freams, which inspired her to follow her passion of becoming a published author. Forest of a Thousand Lanterns is her debut novel. Julie lives in New England. Follow her on twitter @jules-writes.rnrn

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823 DAO f

Publisher

New York : Philomel Books., 2017

Collation

384 p. : ilus. ; 21 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-525-49395-2

Classification

English Fiction/Fiksi Inggris, Prosa Ing

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Edition

Cet.1, 2017

Subject(s)

English Fiction
Vietnam fiction

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