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Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn't shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people's survival hangs in the balance.
To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast, and Kaede and Taisin, two seventeen-year-old girls, are picked to go on a dangerous and unheard-of journey to Tanlili, the city of the Fairy Queen. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. And yet the two girls' destinies are drawn together during the mission. As members of their party succumb to unearthly attacks and fairy tricks, the two come to rely on each other and even begin to fall in love. But the Kingdom needs only one huntress to save it, and what it takes could tear Kaede and Taisin apart forever.
The exciting adventure prequel to Malinda Lo's highly acclaimed novel Ash is overflowing with lush Chinese influences and details inspired by the I Ching, and is filled with action and romance.
©2011 Malinda Lo (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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1 out of 5 stars
By Katie on 03-23-16

Didn't finish it, barely started it

The narration is so rough on this one that I couldn't bear it for a whole chapter, unfortunately. Just bland, uninspired, unemotional, slow. Almost like a computer reading to you.

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5 out of 5 stars
By Katarina on 07-14-18

please had to this beautiful world you created

I loved the story and all the characters by the end even the villain. At times I was crying, at others I was so happy for the growth of each of the characters. Throughout the story I felt like I was there in world with the characters feeling all of what they felt. I have listened through only once but this is a story I will return to and will read thoroughly again and again.

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4 out of 5 stars
By Mo on 04-14-14

Overdid it just a bit...

I really loved Ash, Malinda Lo's previous novel, which is why I'm being slightly generous with my 4 stars. This author is capable of great things, but the last section of the book let it down. It was too much. We were exhausted by their trip to the cold place and the battle that ensued (trying not to give spoilers). I should have ended there really I think. The final mission was too much. We had adventure fatigue and it diminished the impact that the previous journey had on the reader and the main characters. There was no need for the unicorn. It was silly. Don't get me started on the end result for the girls, but I assume they will meet again in another book down the line...

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5 out of 5 stars
By Amazon Customer on 07-17-18

Interesting and enjoyable

Really enjoyed this book, the story is imaginative and interesting. The development between characters and the relationships they have is fantastic
However
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I only gave 4/5 for the story as I did not like the ending

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