Stormdancer

In this dystopian steampunk fantasy set against a backdrop of feudal Japan, warrior Yukiko captures a supposedly extinct (but crippled) griffin for the Shogun, then learns -- after meeting secretive Kin and the rebel Kage cabal -- of the horrifying extent of the Shogun's crimes, both against her cou...

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Main Author: Kristoff, Jay
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Series:Kristoff, Jay. Lotus war ; 1.
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Summary:In this dystopian steampunk fantasy set against a backdrop of feudal Japan, warrior Yukiko captures a supposedly extinct (but crippled) griffin for the Shogun, then learns -- after meeting secretive Kin and the rebel Kage cabal -- of the horrifying extent of the Shogun's crimes, both against her country and her family. Returning to the city, Yukiko is determined to make the Shogun pay -- but what can one girl and a flightless griffin do against the might of an empire?
Physical Description:324 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781250001405 (hardcover)
1250001404 (hardcover)
9781250017918 (e-book)
1250017912 (e-book)
Author Notes:Jay Kristoff was born in Perth, Australia in 1974. He graduated from college with an Arts degree. His works include the Lotus War trilogy, the Nevernight Chronicle series, and the Lifelike series. He is the co-author of The Illuminae Files Trilogy, which won the 2015 Aurealis Awards Best Science Fiction Novel, the 2016 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the year for older children (8 to 14 years), and the 2016 Gold Inky Award. The Last Stormdancer won the 2014 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Fiction. His book, Godsgrave, won the 2017 Aurealis Awards for the best Australian fantasy.

(Bowker Author Biography)