The Floating World

di Axie Oh (Autore)

Hodder & Stoughton, 2025

?? Lower your gaze. The light is not for you ?? Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this unputdownable romantic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. 'EXQUISITE' SUE LYNN TAN 'ENTHRALLING' JUDY I. LIN An amnesiac sword-for-hire and a theatre troupe performer with mysterious powers discover that their destinies will change the fate of multiple worlds. Ex-soldier Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. Possessing just his name and sword, he comes across the score of a lifetime - a chest of coins for hunting down the girl who wields silver light. Ren is a spirited acrobat travelling with her family. But everything changes when they are attacked by a demon. Desperate, Ren releases a blast of silver light and kills the monster - but cannot save her beloved uncle from grievous injury. Determined to save him from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off for the mountains, where the creature came from - where Ren herself fled from ten years ago. Her path collides with Sunho's, but he doesn't realize who she is. As the two grow closer, it becomes clear their pasts - and destinies - are more entwined than they could possibly have imagined . . . TROPES Amnesia ?? Hidden identity Grumpy x sunshine ?? x ?? Strangers-to-allies-to-lovers ???? Found family ?? READERS LOVE THE FLOATING WORLD 'I really couldn't put this book down if my life depended on it' ????? 'Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure! This book has it ALL!' ????? Deeply developed and truly compelling characters' ????? 'The Floating World is a beautiful work of fantasy' ????? 'She is truly the Miyazaki of books' ?????

• Autore: Axie Oh
• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Collana: The Floating World
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 368 p.
• Dimensioni: 236 x 160 mm
• Peso: 574 gr.
• EAN: 9781399718745

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