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A dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, full of secrets and betrayal, Strike the Zither is an inventive and sweeping fantasy perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross and Chloe Gong, rich in intrigue and epic in scale.Orphaned at a young age, Zephyr took control of her fate by becoming the realm's most powerful strategist, serving under a leader whose cause jeopardizes their survival in a war where one must betray or be betrayed.When Zephyr is forced to infiltrate an enemy camp, she encounters the enigmatic Crow, the only strategist who has ever rivaled Zephyr's talent. But mastermind though Crow may be, he is no match for Zephyr. She will defy the heavens to win and no oneneither human nor godcan stop her.Featuring gorgeous map art and black-and-white portraits, Strike the Zither is the first book in Joan He''s riveting Kingdom of Three duology that explores human greed and ambition in a war-torn world. Don''t

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All her life, Zephyr has tried to rise above her humble origins as a no-name orphan. Now she is a god in a warrior''s body, and she has never felt more powerless. Her lordess, Xin Ren, holds the Westlands, but her position is tenuous. In the north, the empress remains under Miasma''s thumb. In the south, the alliance with Cicada is in pieces. Fate also seems to have a different winner in mind for the three kingdoms, but Zephyr has no intentions of respecting it. She will pay any price to see Ren succeed - and she will make her enemies pay, especially one dark-haired, dark-eyed Crow. What she''ll do when she finds out the truth - that he worked for the South all along... Only the heavens know.

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A masterpiece in political intrigue, Sound the Gong is the breathtaking conclusion to New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He's Kingdom of Three duology. Full of secrets and betrayal, this inventive and sweeping fantasy is perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross and Chloe Gong. Zephyr rose above her humble origins as a no-name orphan, becoming a god in a warrior's body, but she has never felt more powerless. It''s the price of war, of enacting strategy, of gods and magic and fate. But Zephyr has no intentions of respecting fate. She will do anything to see her plan succeed, and to make her enemies pay, especially the enigmatic Crow. What she'll do when she finds out the truth. . . Only the heavens know.Featuring gorgeous map art and black-and-white portraits, Sound the Gong is the second book in Joan He''s riveting Kingdom of Three duology that explores human greed and ambition in a war-torn world. Don''t miss the epic beginning

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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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