'Devastatingly gorgeous'
Chloe Gong, #1 NYT bestselling author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS

'I was swept away from the first page!'
Rebecca Ross, internationally bestselling author of A RIVER ENCHANTED

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to its forgotten past - and the demons that sleep at its heart...

Amélie Wen Zhaö¿¿¿is the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of the Song of the Last Kingdom duology, the Blood Heir trilogy, and the upcoming The Scorpion and the Night Blossom. She was born in Paris and grew up in Beijing, where she spent her days reenacting tales of legendary heroes, ancient kingdoms, and lost magic at her grandmother's courtyard house. She attended college in the United States and now resides in New York City, working as a finance professional by day and fantasy author by night. In her spare time, she loves to travel with her family in China, where she's determined to walk the rivers and lakes of old just like the practitioners in her novels do.