In this shimmering Chinese-inspired fantasy, debut author Joan He introduces a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggling to do right in a world brimming with deception. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? This gorgeous, Chinese-inspired fantasy is packed with dizzying twists, complex characters, and intricate politics. Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira – a brilliant investigator who’s also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. In New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He's debut novel, Descendant of the Crane, a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggles to do right in a world brimming with deception. Determined to find her father’s killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer – a treasonous act, punishable by death…because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. This gorgeous, Chinese-inspired fantasy is packed with dizzying twists, complex.

In New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He's debut novel, Descendant of the Crane, a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggles to do right in a world brimming with deception. Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Roaring Brook Press, Young Adult Fiction - 432 pages.

Descendant of the crane