Burning Roses
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From Hugo Award Winner S. L. Huang "S. L. Huang is amazing."—Patrick Rothfuss Burning Roses is a gorgeous fairy tale of love and family, of demons and lost gods, for fans of Zen Cho and Neon Yang. Rosa, also known as Red Riding Hood, is done with wolves and woods. Hou Yi the Archer is tired, and knows she’s past her prime. They would both rather just be retired, but that’s not what the world has ready for them. When deadly sunbirds begin to ravage the countryside, threatening everything they’ve both grown to love, the two must join forces. Now blessed and burdened with the hindsight of middle age, they begin a quest that’s a reckoning of sacrifices made and mistakes mourned, of choices and family and the quest for immortality. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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3 primary books#3 in Hunting Monsters
Hunting Monsters is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by S.L. Huang.
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All of us carry our lifetime of mistakes and regrets and secrets, although probably not as many or as heavy as Rosa and Hou Yi. This is a dark and lovely reimagining of a handful of stories. Maybe a little too ambitious—some of the character dynamics seemed implausible—but hey, these are fairy tales, plus, it's better to take risks than to underachieve. Huang pushes herself. She unfolds the protagonists' traumas slowly, carefully, giving the reader the chance to reflect, relate, and empathize. “These things are complicated,” one character exclaims, reminding us to be careful when we judge. This is a thoughtful work that will forever color how I think of the classic fairy tales.
