Huntress by Malinda Lo
To Be Released: April 5th, 2011
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 Taninli, 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.
Huntress is the prequel to Malinda Lo's wonderful book Ash, which I'm reading right now. I love books with an Asian setting and feel, and especially books with romances that transcend the YA norm. The cover is one of my favorites for 2011 so far.
So, what are you waiting on this Wednesday?
I love the look and sound of this one! Great pick :D
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ReplyDeleteThis looks so good. I really like Malinda Lo's writing style, so this should be really good!
ReplyDeleteA fabulous pick! It looks really good. Merry Christamas and Happy Reading :)
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Great pick. The cover is gorgeous :)
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ReplyDeleteLove the cover and the premise sounds really interesting. Great pick.
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