Endsinger
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"With Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff came roaring onto the fantasy scene--he has been praised as "the master of unique and intense plots and huge twists" (USAToday.com), while critics raved about the novel, calling it "[A] fast-paced, fantastical adventure [that] is sharp as a Shogun's sword." (The LA Times). And with healthy sales in hardcover and electronic--fueled by Jay's inventive, enthusiastic, and relentless promotion on his website, Facebook, Twitter, and the blogosphere--we know readers are hungry for the finale to his wildly inventive Lotus War saga. As civil war sweeps across the Shima Imperium, the Lotus Guild unleashes their deadliest creation--a mechanical goliath, intended to unite the shattered Empire under a yoke of fear. Yukiko and Buruu are forced to take leadership of the rebellion, gathering new allies and old friends. But the ghosts of Buruu's past stand between them and the army they need, and Kin's betrayal has destroyed all trust among their allies. When a new foe joins the war, it will be all the pair can do to muster the strength to fight, let alone win. And as the earth splits asunder, as armies destroy each other for rule over an empire of lifeless ash and the final secret about blood lotus is revealed, the people of Shima will learn one last, horrifying truth. An exciting, vivid conclusion to a critically acclaimed series, Endsinger is sure to have fans racing through the pages to savor every last revelation"--
Series
3 primary books6 released booksThe Lotus Wars is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Jay Kristoff.
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Let me show you what one little girl can do.
Of course, if you've read the first two novels in The Lotus War, you'll know the list of what this one particular little girl can't do is probably much shorter. The only question at this point is, can one little girl survive?
Kristoff has quite the wringer to put you through before you get the answer to that. For example, within the first thirty pages – thirty – Kristoff reveals something about a character I'd grown to have a certain affection for, and pitied after what happened to them in the previous book. And then he does something to that character I'm not sure I'll forgive him for (will still read him, don't get me wrong, I'll just bear a grudge).
On the other hand, Endsinger is filled with so many fist-pumping moments, and fun sentences – like
Hiro laughed like a man who'd only read about it in books.
Michi's foot connected with the Inquisitor's groin like a redlining goods train. It was the kind of kick that made one's testicles throw up their hands and move to a monastery in the Hogosha mountains. It was the kind of kick that made orphans of a man's grandchildren.
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You don't think people should know what happened here?”
“Oh, I think they should know, no doubt. I just don't think they'll care.”
“How could they not?”
“Because it will be different next time. It always is.”
“Different?” Akithito frowned at the cloudwalker captain.
“Different,” the Blackbird nodded. “Whatever they fight over. It'll have a different name or a different shape – religion or territory or black or white. People will look back on us and say ‘we could never be that blind.' People don't learn from history. Not people who count, anyway.”
Return of the King
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