{"product_id":"a-palace-near-the-wind-natural-engines-hardcover","title":"A Palace Near the Wind: Natural Engines - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAi Jiang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a rising-star author, winner of the both the Bram Stoker(R) and Nebula Awards, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella. A story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion that will stay with you long after the final page. For readers of Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Neon Yang's The Black Tides of Heaven and Kritika H. Rao's The Surviving Sky.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiu Lufeng is the eldest princess of the Feng royalty and, bound by duty and tradition, the next bride to the human king. With their bark faces, arms of braided branches and hair of needle threads, the Feng people live within nature, nurtured by the land. But they exist under the constant threat of human expansion, and the negotiation of bridewealth is the only way to stop-- or at least delay--the destruction of their home. Come her wedding day, Lufeng plans to kill the king and finally put an end to the marriages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrapped in the great human palace in the run-up to the union, Lufeng begins to uncover the truth about her people's origins and realizes they will never be safe from the humans. So she must learn to let go of duty and tradition, choose her allies carefully, and risk the unknown in order to free her family and shape her own fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a rising-star author, winner of the both the Bram Stoker(R) and Nebula Awards, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAi Jiang\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chinese-Canadian writer, winner of the Bram Stoker(R), Nebula and Ignyte Awards, and Hugo, Astounding, Locus, and BSFA Award finalist, and an immigrant from Changle, Fujian currently residing in Toronto, Ontario. Her work can be found in \u003ci\u003eF\u0026amp;SF\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUncanny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Masters Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the recipient of Odyssey Workshop's 2022 Fresh Voices Scholarship and the author of \u003ci\u003eLinghun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI AM AI\u003c\/i\u003e. The first book of her novella duology, \u003ci\u003eA Palace Near the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming 2025 with Titan Books. Find her on most social media platforms and for more information go to aijiang.ca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378958037094,"sku":"9781803369389","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7WDyk3FHhU9781803369389.webp?v=1768912878","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-palace-near-the-wind-natural-engines-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}