![]() ![]() It’s also a kingdom torn by violence: we are introduced to A’landi in the aftermath of the Five Winters War, a civil war between the Emperor Khanujin and the shansen (the imperial military leader) that ended with a shaky truce. She immerses the reader in an ancient Chinese-inspired setting known as A’landi, a vibrant kingdom with a rich history. Lim draws on various fairy tales and mythologies from East Asia and the Middle East to create the fantasy world. Written by Elizabeth Lim, Spin The Dawn is the first book in the Blood of Stars duology. Still, it just scratches the surface of the novel, which abounds with magic, palace intrigue, adventure and romance. ![]() ![]() That is not only an attractive pitch for the young adult fantasy novel Spin The Dawn it is also an accurate comparison. ![]()
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