'Hesina is a heroine for the ages––brilliant, determined, and fierce. Its twists and treacheries kept me guessing until the very end.' - Rachel Hartman, New York Times bestselling author of Seraphina DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE Joan He WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING Deep world-building & intricate palace politics kept me guessing until the end. 'Deep world-building, magical family secrets, and intricate palace politics- Descendant of the Crane soars from page one. You'll be drawn in by this marvelously vivid world… and keep turning the pages for the plot twists!' - Traci Chee, New York Times bestselling author of The Reader

'Joan He has penned a lovely and intriguing tale of secrets, family, and betrayal. Lee, author of the 'Gates of Thread and Stone' series and contributor to A Thousand Beginnings and Endings I went into this book completely blind and I was not disappointed. 'A beautiful debut with thrilling politics and strokes of magic, set in a lush world that feels real and weighted with its own complex history.' - Lori M. Descendant of the Crane is murder mystery meets fantasy and I am living for it. ' Descendant of the Crane is my favorite kind of story: lyrical, romantic, politically complex, but most of all, driven by an iron-willed heroine who will do what must be done-no matter the cost.' - Kristen Ciccarelli, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara As Hesina begins to seek justice for his death, she finds hard truths and becomes entangled in lies, some of her own making. In her debut, He creates an Asian-inspired fantasy where centuries ago, the last of the relic.

'With complex world-building and character development, readers tired of cookie-cutter stories will find some surprise twists here.' - Kirkus Reviews DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE by Joan He RELEASE DATE: ApHer father, the king, taught her to believe in the people, the courts, truth, and the new era. Her father, the king, taught her to believe in the people, the courts, truth, and the new era.

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