The Poet EmpressDELUXE 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,

and police are still searching for the girl who seemed to vanish out of thin air

she falls for Sang

But as he shows empathy and kindness

Nephele finds that not only is the Wolf more difficult to control than she believed

Eirlys must risk all she holds dear to confront the very gods who condemn her and their promise of a fate far crueler than death

Such behavior may result in death…or the end of the world

It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate

she's determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic

But it's only a matter of time before the war they've escaped comes for them

a compulsive oddsmaker

But I have one chance to keep my cozy little life in the magical Leafshire Cove and it’s going to require a partner