Unravel the Dusk
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a fantasy filled with courtly intrigue, deceitful demons, and breathtaking gowns ... the stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to Spin the Dawn!
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes comes a fantasy filled with courtly intrigue, deceitful demons, and breathtaking gowns ... the stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to Spin the Dawn!Maia Tamarin's journey to sew the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars has taken a grievous toll. She returns to a kingdom on the brink of war. Edan, the boy she loves, is gone--perhaps forever--and no sooner does she set foot in the Autumn Palace than she is forced to don the dress of the sun and assume the place of the emperor's bride-to-be to keep the peace. When the emperor's rivals learn of her deception, there is hell to pay, but the war raging around Maia is nothing compared to the battle within.
Ever since she was touched by the demon Bandur, she has been changing . . . glancing in the mirror to see her own eyes glowing red; losing control of her magic, her body, her mind. It's only a matter of time before Maia loses herself completely, and in the meantime she will stop at nothing to find Edan, protect her family, and bring lasting peace to her country.
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Chapter OneThousands of red lanterns illuminated the Autumn Palace, suspended on strings so fine the lights looked like kites floating from roof to roof. I could have watched them all night, dancing on the wind and painting the twilight with a burnished glow--but my mind was elsewhere. For beneath the sea of bobbing lights, the Square of Splendid Harmony was staged for an imperial wedding.
Seeing all this red, in celebration of Emperor Khanujin s marriage to Lady Sarnai, should have gladdened me. I d worked so hard and sacrificed so much for the peace their union would finally bring to A landi.
But I wasn t the same Maia as before.
The Autumn Palace s vermillion gates rumbled, and I pushed through the throng of servants to catch a glimpse of the wedding procession. At its helm would be Lady Sarnai s father, the shansen. I wanted to see the man who had bled my country from within, whose war had taken two of my brothers, and whose name alone made grown men shudder.
The shansen, his gold-plated armor shining like dragon scales from under his rich emerald robes, rode on a majestic white stallion. Gray touched the tips of his beard and eyebrows. He did not look as fearsome as I had pictured--until I saw his eyes; they gleamed like black pearls, fierce as his daughter s, but crueler.
Behind him rode his favored warrior, Lord Xina, followed by the shansen s three sons, all with their father s dark, unsettling eyes, and a legion of soldiers wearing patches on their sleeves embroidered with the shansen s emblem--a tiger.
The shansen will mount the steps to the Hall of Harmony, announced Chief Minister Yun loudly, where his daughter, Sarnai Opai a Makang, will be presented as our emperor s bride.
Tomorrow, Chief Minister Yun continued, the Procession of Gifts will be presented to the emperor s court. On the third day, Lady Sarnai will formally ascend to her
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place as empress beside Emperor Khanujin, Son of Heaven. A final banquet will be held to celebrate their marriage in the eyes of the gods.
The wedding music swelled and merged with the clatter of the shansen and his men marching up the stairs. Firecrackers clapped, loud as thunder, and each stroke of the wedding drums boomed so deep the earth beneath my soles thrummed. Eight men strode across the hall bearing a golden carriage draped with embroidered silk and armored with glazed tiles painted with turquoise-and-gold dragons.
When the shansen took his place before the hall, Emperor Khanujin stepped out of his palanquin. The music ceased, and we all bowed to the ground.
Ruler of a hundred lands, we chanted, Khagan of Kings, Son of Heaven, Favored of Amana, our Glorious Sovereign of A landi. May you live ten thousand years.
Welcome, Lord Makangis, Emperor Khanujin greeted him. It is an honor to receive you at the Autumn Palace.
Fireworks exploded from behind the palace, shooting high beyond the stars.
Ah! everyone gasped, marveling at the sight.
Briefly, I marveled too. I d never seen fireworks before. Sendo tried to describe them to me once, though he d never seen them either.
They re like lotuses blooming in the sky, made of fire and light, he d said.
How do they get up so high?
Someone shoots them. He d shrugged when I frowned at him, skeptical. Don t make that face at me, Maia. I don t know everything. Maybe it s magic.
You say that about everything you don t know how to explain.
What s wrong with that?
The wedding music swelled and merged with the clatter of the shansen and his men marching up the stairs. Firecrackers clapped, loud as thunder, and each stroke of the wedding drums boomed so deep the earth beneath my soles thrummed. Eight men strode across the hall bearing a golden carriage draped with embroidered silk and armored with glazed tiles painted with turquoise-and-gold dragons.
When the shansen took his place before the hall, Emperor Khanujin stepped out of his palanquin. The music ceased, and we all bowed to the ground.
Ruler of a hundred lands, we chanted, Khagan of Kings, Son of Heaven, Favored of Amana, our Glorious Sovereign of A landi. May you live ten thousand years.
Welcome, Lord Makangis, Emperor Khanujin greeted him. It is an honor to receive you at the Autumn Palace.
Fireworks exploded from behind the palace, shooting high beyond the stars.
Ah! everyone gasped, marveling at the sight.
Briefly, I marveled too. I d never seen fireworks before. Sendo tried to describe them to me once, though he d never seen them either.
They re like lotuses blooming in the sky, made of fire and light, he d said.
How do they get up so high?
Someone shoots them. He d shrugged when I frowned at him, skeptical. Don t make that face at me, Maia. I don t know everything. Maybe it s magic.
You say that about everything you don t know how to explain.
What s wrong with that?
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Autoren-Porträt von Elizabeth Lim
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SIX CRIMSON CRANES!ELIZABETH LIM grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was raised on a hearty diet of fairy tales, myths, and songs. Before becoming an author, Elizabeth was a professional film and video game composer, and she still tends to come up with her best book ideas when writing near a piano. An alumna of Harvard College and the Juilliard School, she now lives in New York City with her husband and her two daughters.
Spin the Dawn (book 1 in the Blood of Stars duology) was her first original novel, and Unravel the Dusk is her second. She is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Six Crimson Cranes and a contributor to the Twisted Tales series.
Visit her at elizabethlim.com
Follow her on Twitter at @LizLim
Follow her on Instagram at @elimpix
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Elizabeth Lim
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2021, 368 Seiten, Masse: 13,9 x 20,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 059337424X
- ISBN-13: 9780593374245
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.07.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Elements of Chinese culture enrich the nail-biter plot, and the beautifully written prose delivers a satisfying conclusion to a standout duology. BooklistThe strength of this story lies in Maia s internal struggles and the ways the author weaves in lessons learned through various Asian myths and legends. . . . Readers who enjoyed the first book will find everything amped up here. Kirkus Reviews
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