Jade Fire Gold illustrator-Joe Todd-Stanton Keeping up the deadly charade—while

Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways

and the spirit of adventure

Clark Kent has always been faster

A masterwork of storytelling and suspense

Illustrated by B[ert] N[elson] Salg

Jade Fire Gold illustrator-Joe Todd-Stanton Keeping up the deadly charade—whileGirls of Paper and Fire meets The Tiger at Midnight in June CL Tans stunning debut, inspired by Chinese mythology, with rich magic and an epic slow burn romance. In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her arcane magical abilities.