The Poet Empress Adventure But getting her back will

But getting her back will involve forging an alliance—if they can find a way to forgive their long history of betrayals

and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth

the more she wants him and the less she can stay away

and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power

Will I succumb to the darkness or cast light on men who walk in shadows

The Poet Empress Adventure But getting her back willDELUXE EDITIONfeaturing gorgeous gilded edges, detailed endpapers, and beautiful case art under the book jacket! Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent & the Wings of Night, The Song of Achilles and She Who Became the Sun. Wei Yin is desperate. After the fifth death of a sibling, with her family and village on the brink of starvation,