Joan He

Descendant of the Crane

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In this shimmering Chinese-inspired fantasy, debut author Joan He introduces a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggling to do right in a world brimming with deception.
Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own.
Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she's thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father's killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer — a treasonous act, punishable by death… because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago.
Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira — a brilliant investigator who's also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high?
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371 printed pages
Copyright owner
Bookwire
Original publication
2020
Publication year
2020
Publisher
Titan Books
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    You assume I tell the truth because I fear death, but the dead are lucky. They cannot squirm or shudder.”
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    Princesses were not so different from beggars
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    But now only one question remained: Was she brave enough to hear the truth?

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