Beschreibung
Five ruthless killers. Five deadly motives. One King – who must die. Six of Crows meets Kill Bill in a feast of treason and seduction set against a dazzling fantasy backdrop inspired by Korean myth and legend. **AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** ‘This dazzling fantasy has it all: a richly developed world, a captivating ensemble cast, and a twisty, action-packed quest’ KAREN MCMANUS, #1 NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE OF US IS LYING The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined . . . or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness-from the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance. They can agree on murder. They can agree on treachery. But for these five killers – each versed in deception, lies, and betrayal – it’s not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other . . . but only one can take the crown. Let the best liar win. ‘The heist had me guessing until the very last page … I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down!’ NISHA J TULLI, AUTHOR OF THE TRIAL OF THE SUN QUEEN ‘(This book is) everything you want in a unlikely group of untrustworthy bad people getting together to pull of an impossible heist (or in this case, an assassination) story’ REBECCA ROANHORSE, AUTHOR OF BLACK SUN
Mai Corland is a Korean American attorney and writer, born in Seoul and adopted into New York. From there, she ran away from winter and studied in Florida at Rollins College and the University of Miami. Due to a variety of questionable decisions, she currently lives in the cold again with her partner, children, and a goldfish who will outlive them all. When not writing, you can find her asleep or clutching her latte machine. Mai writes award winning children’s and young adult books under Meredith Ireland.