SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE: “The 35 Best YA Books of 2019 So Far” "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ī Publishers Lunch Spring/Summer 2019 YA Buzz Book 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. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? 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. Its twists and treacheries kept me guessing until the very end."-Rachel Hartman, New York Times bestselling author of Seraphina (Apr."Deep world-building, magical family secrets, and intricate palace politics- Descendant of the Crane soars from page one. He combines a highly detailed Asian-inspired culture that incorporates Chinese names and traditions, aspects of top-notch thrillers, and complex characters to create a series opener that should appeal to teens and adults alike. Hesina is never sure whom to trust, and He conceals and reveals the characters’ motives, continually surprising both Hesina and her readers. She desperately tries to avoid war, while her younger brother, General Sanjing, takes forces to the border. Hesina ascends to the throne as suspicion is cast upon the sooths and the neighboring kingdom of Kendi’a. Silver Iris, a sooth, points Hesina to a prisoner, Akira, to be her advocate in court, where the two try to prove that her father, who died suddenly, was actually assassinated. In an irregular act punishable by death, Hesina visits one of the hidden sooths, beings who appear to be human, can see the future, and, some say, perform magic. Princess Hesina of Yan is determined to find her father’s murderer in this fast-moving debut, even if she must break with the traditions of her country.
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