My friend Cindy Pon's debut novel SILVER PHOENIX comes out on Tuesday! This is a beautifully written Asian fantasy that I know you guys will love. Support the publishing industry and your local bookstore so we can keep producing wonderful books like SILVER PHOENIX!

SILVER PHOENIX: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia


No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved—despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family—to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger's subservient bride banished to the inner quarters.

But now, something is after her. Something terrifying—a force she cannot comprehend. And as pieces of the puzzle start to fit together, Ai Ling begins to understand that her journey to the Palace of Fragrant Dreams isn't only a quest to find her beloved father but a venture with stakes larger than she could have imagined.

Bravery, intelligence, the will to fight and fight hard . . . she will need all of these things. Just as she will need the new and mysterious power growing within her. She will also need help.

It is Chen Yong who finds her partly submerged and barely breathing at the edge of a deep lake. There is something of unspeakable evil trying to drag her under. On a quest of his own, Chen Yong offers that help . . . and perhaps more.

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When sixteen-year-old Ellie starts seeing reapers—monstrous creatures who devour more than just human souls—she finds herself on the frontlines of a supernatural war and faced with the possible destruction of her soul.

A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of the Preliator, the only one with the strength to fight the reapers, and he is her Guardian, an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie’s powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Askel has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her—an assassin who has already killed her once.

While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting extracurriculars, she and Will discover Askel is searching for the Messiah, a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Askel plans to use the Messiah as a weapon against her, but she knows it’s too powerful for anyone to control. Now, she must face an army of Askel’s most frightening reapers, prevent the Messiah from consuming every last soul on the planet, and uncover the secrets of her past lives—including truths that may be too frightening to remember. To complicate things even more, Ellie starts to fall for Will, who has a few secrets of his own. (Not to hate or anything, but this Preliator gig really should come with an instruction manual.)






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