Of Jade and Dragons
Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen, published by Penguin on June 18, 2024, is a silkpunk fantasy novel that follows eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying as she navigates a world of danger and deception. After the murder of her father, Ying’s aspirations to become a world-class engineer are shattered. Armed with her father’s journal and a jade pendant from the assassin, she disguises herself as her brother to enter the prestigious Engineer’s Guild trials, determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s death.
In this gripping narrative, readers will find a blend of action, adventure, and romance as Ying faces fierce competition and hidden threats within the guild. With the taciturn eighth prince Aogiya Ye-yang as her ally, she must outsmart jealous guild masters and evade the killer still pursuing her father’s secrets. The story explores themes of trust and betrayal, set against a backdrop of engineering and intrigue in a richly imagined Asian-inspired world. This edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English.
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Mulan meets Iron Widow in this thrilling silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer’s Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father’s murder.
Eighteen-year-old Aihui Ying dreams of becoming a world-class engineer like her father, but after his sudden murder, her life falls apart. Left with only a journal of her father’s engineering secrets and a jade pendant snatched from the assassin, a heartbroken Ying follows the trail to the capital and the prestigious Engineers Guild—a place that harbors her father’s hidden past—determined to discover why anyone would threaten a man who ultimately chose a quiet life over fame and fortune.
Disguised as her brother, Ying manages to infiltrate the guild’s male-only apprenticeship trial with the help of an unlikely ally—Aogiya Ye-yang, the taciturn eighth prince of the High Command. With her father’s renown placing a target firmly on her back, Ying must stay one step ahead of her fellow competitors, the jealous guild masters, and the killer still hunting for her father’s journal. Complicating everything is her increasingly tangled relationship with the prince, who may have mysterious plans of his own.
The secrets concealed within the guild can be as deadly as the weapons they build—and with her life and the future of her homeland at stake, Ying doesn’t know who to trust. Can she avenge her father even if it means going against everything he stood for, or will she be next in the mastermind’s line of fire?
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