Road to Ruin
Road to Ruin by Hana Lee is a debut fantasy novel published by Simon and Schuster on May 14, 2024. This 368-page book presents a gritty narrative centered on Jin-Lu, a magebike courier navigating a climate-ravaged wasteland. As she undertakes the perilous task of delivering a prince’s love letters to the princess Yi-Nereen, Jin-Lu faces numerous dangers, including deadly storms and marauding beasts, all while grappling with her feelings for both the prince and the princess.
Readers will find an electrifying adventure filled with action and magic as Jin-Lu and Yi-Nereen flee from the threats posed by the princess’s abusive family and a relentless bounty hunter. The story explores themes of love and loyalty against a backdrop of fantasy elements, including motorcycles powered by magic. With its focus on Asian American and LGBTQ+ representation, Road to Ruin offers a unique perspective within the fantasy genre, inviting readers to experience a world where peril and passion intertwine.
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An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.
Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland’s dangers—deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts—to deliver her wares.
Her most valuable cargo? A prince’s love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can’t refuse Yi-Nereen’s plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen’s furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers.
A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin’s heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back.
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