Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
Taste attributes: fantasyscience fictionteenactionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceall consuming questunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: an emotional fantasy novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Jay Kristoff
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 496
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- Open Library
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