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Gyen Jebi, a jobless Hwagugin artist struggling under Razanei occupation, is recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the sigils animating Razan’s automaton soldiers. But when Jebi discovers the depths of Razan’s crimes—and the awful source of the magical pigments they use—they determine to steal the ministry’s dragon automaton and fight…
About the author
Yoon Ha Lee's debut novel, Ninefox Gambit, won the Locus Award for best first novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards. Its sequels, Raven Stratagem and Revenant Gun, were also Hugo finalists. His middle grade novel Dragon Pearl was a New York Times bestseller, and won the Mythopoeic Award and the Locus Award for YA. His most recent book is Tiger Honor, a companion novel to Dragon Pearl. Lee lives in Louisiana with his family and an extremely lazy cat, and has not yet been eaten by gators.
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Gyen Jebi, a jobless Hwagugin artist struggling under Razanei occupation, is recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the sigils animating Razan’s automaton soldiers. But when Jebi discovers the depths of Razan’s crimes—and the awful source of the magical pigments they use—they determine to steal the ministry’s dragon automaton and fight…
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“An arresting tale of loyalty, identity, and the power of art... Lee’s masterful storytelling is sure to wow.”
