Kinslayer is book two in Jay Kristoff's critically acclaimed Lotus
War series that began with Stormdancer, featuring an unforgettable
heroine and a stunningly original Japanese dystopian steampunk world.
A shattered empire...
The mad Shogun Yoritomo has been assassinated by the Stormdancer Yukiko,
and the threat of civil war looms over the Shima Imperium. The toxic
blood lotus flower continues to ravage the land, the deadlands splitting
wider by the day. The machine-worshippers of the Lotus Guild conspire to
renew the nation's broken dynasty and crush the growing rebellion
simultaneously - by endorsing a new Shogun who desires nothing more than
to see Yukiko dead.
A dark legacy...
Yukiko and the mighty thunder tiger Buruu have been cast in the role of
heroes by the Kag rebellion. But Yukiko herself is blinded by rage over
her father's death, and her ability to hear the thoughts of beasts is
swelling beyond her power to control.
Along with Buruu, Yukiko's anchor is Kin, the rebel Guildsman who helped
her escape from Yoritomo's clutches. But Kin has his own secrets, and is
haunted by visions of a future he'd rather die than see realized.
A gathering storm...
Kag assassins lurk within the Shogun's palace, plotting to end the new
dynasty before it begins. A waif from Kigen's gutters begins a
friendship that could undo the entire empire. A new enemy gathers its
strength, readying to push the fracturing Shima imperium into a war it
cannot hope to survive. And across raging oceans, amongst islands of
black glass, Yukiko and Buruu will face foes no katana or talon can
defeat.
