The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable
new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a
flavor of feudal Japan
A Dying Land
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. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic
pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have
departed forever.
An Impossible Quest
The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to
capture a thunder tiger--a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger.
But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century,
and the price of failing the Shogun is death.
A Hidden Gift
Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if
discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her
father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman
alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder
tiger 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.
