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Phoenix Extravagant

By: Yoon Ha Lee
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
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The new blockbuster original fantasy work from Nebula, Hugo, and Clarke award nominated author Yoon Ha Lee!

“An arresting tale of loyalty, identity, and the power of art... Lee’s masterful storytelling is sure to wow.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a subversive. They just want to paint. One day they’re jobless and desperate; the next, Jebi finds themself recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint the mystical sigils that animate the occupying government’s automaton soldiers.

But when Jebi discovers the depths of the Razanei government’s horrifying crimes - and the awful source of the magical pigments they use - they find they can no longer stay out of politics.

What they can do is steal Arazi, the ministry’s mighty dragon automaton, and find a way to fight....

©2020 Yoon Ha Lee (P)2020 Recorded Books Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical
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A very interesting listen. Took me a while to get into, but I became enraptured about a third of the way in, before the story loses some of its drive and delight towards the end. But love the fantastical and political world created from elements of Chinese culture.

interesting

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