Song of Silver, Flame Like Night
Paperback Published on: 15/02/2024
Price: £9.99
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Beautifully Written Chinese Fantasy
Beautifully written with exceptional, unique world-building. For anyone looking for an Asian fantasy in the likes of Elizabeth Lim and R. F. Kuang, you dev... READ MORE
More fantasy like this please!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
Song of Silver Flame like Night was a book that I desperately w... READ MORE
A Xianxia inspired fantasy with Lush storytelling and heart stopping action
An effortless combination of xianxia fantasy and Chinese mythology with themes of cultural identity, power, and revenge.
I was consumed by the world tha... READ MORE
Bittersweet, magical and SO vivid! Like watching a C-drama!
I don't think I've ever read such a fitting book for the mood I'm in. If you'd asked me what I felt like reading, I wouldn't have been able to really descr... READ MORE
An exciting, action-packed story of magic, rebellion and love, of self-discovery and devastating loss.
Amélie Wen Zhao is back, this time with a YA xanxia duology starting with Song of Silver, Flame like Night.
Lan is a song girl in a tea house. This wasn’t... READ MORE
Can't fault this gorgeous fantasy
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!
I went into this book without any real expect... READ MORE
An epic, lyrical story of magic and adventure!
This story reads like an epic myth, filled with magical creatures, interwoven destinies and a grand quest. The writing was beautifully lyrical and the nar... READ MORE
Synopsis
In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation's past – and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic new fantasy duology inspired by Chinese mythology.
Once, Lan had a different name. Now, she goes by the one the Elantian colonizers gave her. She spends her days scavenging for remnants of the past. For anything that might help her understand the strange mark burned into her arm by her mother, in her last act before she died.
No one can see the mysterious mark – until the night Zen appears at the teahouse and saves her life.
Zen is a practitioner, one of the fabled magicians of the Last Kingdom, whose abilities were rumoured to be drawn from the demons they communed with. Magic believed to be long lost. Magic to be hidden at all costs.
Both Lan and Zen have secrets buried deep within. Fate has connected them, but their destiny remains unwritten. Both hold the power to liberate their land. And both hold the power to destroy the world.
A ferocious tale of romance and fate, SONG OF SILVER, FLAME LIKE NIGHT is a gift to those seeking adventure with a mythological twist.
Perfect for fans of DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by Sue Lynn Tan, THE FINAL STRIFE by Saara El-Arifi, and IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008521400
- Number of pages: 480
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
- Weight: 320g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA fast and sure 5 stars
"But in rare moments like this, when the sun hung ripe and swollen as a mandarin over the glittering silver sea, there was still a shattered-glass beauty t... READ MORE
Beautiful story that pulled on my heartstrings
This is the first in an epic fantasy series inspired by mythology and folklore of ancient China.
This is a beautiful story that pulled in my heartstrin... READ MORE
Simply excellent!
I was lucky to be approved for an advanced digital copy by NetGalley and to provide an honest review.
This story follows Zen and Lan on a quest to uncov... READ MORE
Captivating and refreshing!
This was a captivating fantasy filled with tension, truth and a refreshing magic system that has me desperate to learn more about practitioning and the way... READ MORE
Needs to be a movie
Well this book needs to be a movie!!! It would make such an incredible on screen watch. We are following Lan as her world gets turned upside down after a r... READ MORE
Lushly imagined
TW: genocide, massacre, war, blood, violence, gore, knife violence, death of loved ones, child abuse, attempted rape, mind control, colonialism, racism
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A captivating read
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night is the new book from Amélie Wen Zhao, best known for her Blood Heir Trilogy. Since starting to read the Fantasy genre a fe... READ MORE
A magnificent adventure in a usurped world
The land was conquered, Lan has no family left. The one thing she still has from her mother is a mysterious symbol on her arm that only she can see. In her... READ MORE
A beautifully crafted Chinese mythology
Song of Silver Flame like Night is an Intricately woven and beautifully crafted Chinese mythology retelling.
It was one of my most anticipated reads of t... READ MORE
Less info more action!
A new fantasy duology that is inspired by Chinese mythology. In a conquered kingdom Lan tried to avoid notice after the colonisers murder her family and ou... READ MORE
Enchanting and gripping tale
This book had me hooked from the start. The writing has the perfect balance of clear description and magic that brings the whole world and characters to li... READ MORE
This was such a treat
I am so glad to finally have made it to this book, it's been too long on my TBR.
Everything I love about C-drama is contained within this book and in su... READ MORE
Chinese mythology brought to life with demons to aid the fight.
Lan witnessed her mother’s murder at the hands of a magician with the invading army. She does not understand her destiny but will find Hope at a school on ... READ MORE
Will keep you hooked
Many thanks to NetGalley for letting me review a digital arc copy of this book.
I’m soooo happy that this is the first instalment of an amazing fantasy ... READ MORE
Eastern Mythology
Loved this story of gods and demons and a real flavour of the East. I know they say you can’t judge a book by the cover but the cover drew me to this book!... READ MORE
Beautifully crafted and truly magical - a story that will capture your heart.
"Live not for those whose souls rest in eternal slumber in the next world...but for those still struggling to find that peace in this one."
A beautifully ... READ MORE
Great first installment
I really enjoyed the world building and the character development. I loved the magic aspect and the relationship between lan and zen and the demon gods. An... READ MORE
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