"What's that? You say you've got a Japanese Steampunk novel with mythic
creatures, civil unrest, and a strong female protagonist? I'm afraid I
missed everything you said after "Japanese Steampunk." That's all I
really needed to hear." -Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear
Stormdancer is the first in the epic new fantasy series The Lotus
War, introducing an unforgettable heroine and a stunningly original
dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan
The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an
island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by
clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus
Guild. When hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their
Shogun to capture a legendary griffin, they fear their lives are over.
Any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and
the price of failing the Shogun is death. Accompanying her father on the
Shogun's hunt, the girl Yukiko finds herself stranded: a young woman
alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled griffin
for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she
saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead
than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable
friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.
*"*An intoxicating joyride into steampunklandia with a magical dose of
mythology, the supernatural, violence, dystopian themes, and a top-notch
brassy heroine who rivals Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games."
-Huffington Post
"With airships, demons, and lashings of revolutionary swordplay, this
chi-fueled vision of a steampunk feudal Japan will blow your split-toed
socks off." -Scott Westerfeld, New York Times bestselling author of
Leviathan
"Kristoff is the master of unique and intense plots and huge twists.
This book has it all -- and a nice little bow to tie it all up with.
There are swords, action, friendship, a conspiracy, grief and hope. It's
going on my "Amazing Reads" shelf, and I urge you to pick it up."
-USAToday.com
"[A] fast-paced, fantastical adventure...sharp as a Shogun's sword."
-The LA Times
