In the Vanishers' Palace
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In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette De Bodard
From the award-winning author of the Dominion of the Fallen series comes a dark retelling of Beauty and the Beast. In a ruined, devastated world, where the earth is poisoned and beings of nightmares roam the land... A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village's debts and struggling to survive in a spirit world. A dragon, among the last of her kind, cold and aloof but desperately trying to make a difference. When failed scholar Y n is sold to Vu C n, one of the last dragons walking the earth, she expects to be tortured or killed for Vu C n's amusement. But Vu C n, it turns out, has a use for Y n: she needs a scholar to tutor her two unruly children. She takes Y n back to her home, a vast, vertiginous palace-prison where every door can lead to death. Vu C n seems stern and unbending, but as the days pass Y n comes to see her kinder and caring side. She finds herself dangerously attracted to the dragon who is her master and jailer. In the end, Y n will have to decide where her own happiness lies-and whether it will survive the revelation of Vu C n's dark, unspeakable secrets... Advance praise for In the Vanishers' Palace Another stellar offering by Bodard. Her signature intensity is on display in this tale of people (and dragons) struggling to survive in the ruins of an alien conquest. Emotionally complex relationships interweave with richly drawn and deftly nuanced world-building. -Kate Elliott, author of the Court of Fives series A transformative experience. With dragons. -Fran Wilde, Hugo and Nebula nominated author of The Bone Universe and The Gemworld seriesAliette de Bodard is a French artist who lives and works in Paris. She's won three Nebula Awards, a Locus Award, a British Fantasy Award, and four British Science Fiction Association Awards, as well as being a Hugo finalist for Best Series and Best Novella in 2019. The House of Broken Wings, The House of Binding Thorns, and The House of Sundering Flames are part of the Dominion of the Fallen trilogy, which is set in a turn-of-the-century Paris destroyed by a magical war. She's also the author of Of Wars, Memories, and Stars, a collection of short stories.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781625673985 |
| ISBN 10 | 1625673981 |
| Title | In the Vanishers' Palace |
| Author | Aliette De Bodard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. |
| Year published | 2018-10-08 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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