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Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame

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Availability:In StockContributor:Neon YangPublish date:2025-05-06Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:TordotcomISBN-13:9781250357342ISBN-10:1250357349UPC:9781250357342Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:FantasyBook Topic:Dragons & Mythical Creatures, EpicSize:8.10 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCJTWFTP95

With an armored, oath-bound hero reminiscent of The Mandalorian and the Asian-inspired epic fantasy of She Who Became the Sun, Neon Yang's Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame is a stunning queer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a dragon queen.

Few know the true identity of the masked guildknight of Mithrandon.

She barely remembers herself.

The masked guildknight--Yeva--was thirteen when she killed her first dragon. With her gift revealed, she was shipped away to the imperial capital to train in the rare art of dragon-slaying. Now a legendary dragon hunter, she has never truly felt at home--nor removed her armor in public--since that fateful day all those years ago.

Yeva must now go to Quanbao, a fiercely independent and reclusive kingdom. It is rumored that there, dragons are not feared as is right and proper, but instead loved and worshipped. It is rumored that there, they harbor a dragon behind their borders.

While Yeva searches for the dreaded beast, she is welcomed into the palace by Quanbao's monarch, Lady Sookhee. Though wary of each other, Yeva is shocked to find herself slowly opening up to the beautiful, mysterious queen.

As they grow closer, Yeva longs to let Lady Sookhee see the person behind the armor, but she knows she must fulfill her purpose and slay the dragon. Ultimately, she must decide who--or what--she is willing to betray: her own heart, or the sacred duty that she has called home for so long.
Language:EnglishPublisher:TordotcomISBN-13:9781250357342ISBN-10:1250357349UPC:9781250357342Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:FantasyBook Topic:Dragons & Mythical Creatures, EpicSize:8.10 x 5.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCJTWFTP95
Neon Yang (they/them) is the author of four other novellas (The Red Threads of Fortune, The Black Tides of Heaven, The Descent of Monsters, and The Ascent to Godhood) and one novel (The Genesis of Misery). Born and raised in Singapore, they currently live in the UK where they spend their days avoiding productivity by playing video games. Find them on social media @itsneonyang.
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