A new past to suit the agenda of those in power.

Scribes can be persuaded to write new tales, new books. Is it revenge and justice? Is it family and duty? Or is it a greater good that goes beyond what either of them are searching for? In a world where compassion can be a weakness and love is wielded as a weapon, Ahn and Altan must decide what’s truly important to them. Neither Ahn nor Altan anticipate the romance that begins to blossom between them as they travel together, evading enemies and fighting both for and against their respective and shared destinies. When their worlds collide, igniting a spark within them both, Altan sees a path to retribution, whilst Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her shadowy past and master her magic. Apart, these two young and wounded characters are struggling through life, trying to survive amidst a brutal regime that kills anyone with magical abilities. Split between two engaging perspectives, Jade Fire Gold centres on Ahn, a peasant girl with no past and family except for the adopted grandmother who brought her up, and Altan, a lost heir who had his future stolen as a child, and who’s hell-bent on reclaiming the throne that was taken from him. Weaving East Asian mythology and folk tales with hope-filled slow-burning romance and epic martial arts action, it’s the kind of novel you race through, whilst all the while hoping you won’t ever reach the end.

But more than that, it’s a story of characters paying the price for their ancestors’ misdeeds and trying desperately to atone for them too. Jade Fire Gold – June CL Tan’s magical xianxia inspired debut novel – is a book about vengeance.

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