From the dust jacket- The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm has fractured into three factions and three warlordesses hoping to claim the continent for themselves.
But Zephyr knows it’s no contest.
Orphaned at a young age, Zephyr took control of her fate by becoming the best strategist of the land and serving under Xin Ren, a warlordess whose loyalty to the empress is double-edged—while Ren’s honor draws Zephyr to her cause, it also jeopardizes their survival in a war where one must betray or be betrayed. When Zephyr is forced to infiltrate an enemy camp to keep Ren’s followers from being slaughtered, she encounters the enigmatic Crow, an opposing strategist who is finally her match. But there are more enemies than one—and not all of them are human.
An epic YA fantasy about found family, rivals, and identity, from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, inspired by Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature.
Review- An interesting and imaginative fantasy inspired by classic Chinese literature. Zephyr is the most brillant strategist and she is loyal to the weakest lordess in the realm but the most noble. Her lordess Xin Ren is trying to save the empire and Zephyr is devoted to her and the cause. But there is a twist about Zephyr that not even she knows about herself. This novel is well written, interesting reimagining of the classic novel Three Kingdoms. The author Joan He is doing very interesting work that also connects with her culture. I'm very curious about how the story is going to turn out and if Zephyr can pull Xin Ren from failure into glory.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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