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Those who lingered in the city streets kept their eyes trained on the Eastern Gate, where the queen would be making her annual return.

The three-day mourning ritual had ended most had gone home to break the fast. No night was perfect for treason, but this one came close. BUT IN TRYING TIMES, TRUTH IS THE FIRST THING WE BETRAY. By candlelight, he divulged every way he knew of escaping the palace, for King Wen of Yan loved the truth, and little was found within the lacquer walls. Teach me how to make a costume, begged the daughter. From now until I return, I am no longer the king. To my parents, whose sacrifices have made dreaming possibleĪ well-conceived costume is a new identity, the father used to say as he put on his commoner’s cloak. Jacket illustration copyright © 2019 by Feifei Ruanĭesign and interior illustrations by Ellen Kokontisįor more information about Albert Whitman & Company, visit our website at 100 years of Albert Whitman & Company! No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? 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.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher.įirst published in the United States of America in 2019 by Albert Whitman & CompanyĪll rights reserved. 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. because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. Determined to find her father's killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer-a treasonous act, punishable by death.

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. Rachel Hartman, New York Times bestselling author of Seraphina Tyrants cut out hearts. Its twists and treacheries kept me guessing until the very end.