Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao

It's also a shame to see the focus go from the amazing evil complex villain that is Xifeng, to rightful Empress and all-round good girl, Jade. It's a real shame that this sequel is so slow when Forest of a Thousand Lanterns was so freaking good. *sigh* It's never as fun reading about the good guy.

Set in an East Asian-inspired fantasy world filled with breathtaking pain and beauty, Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix is filled with dazzling magic, powerful prose, and characters readers won't soon forget.įans of Stealing Snow, Red Queen, and The Wrath and the Dawn will hungrily devour this page-turning read. But will the same darkness that took Xifeng take Jade, too? Or will she find the strength within to save herself, her friends, and her empire?

Ready to reclaim her place as rightful heir, Jade embarks on a quest to raise the Dragon Lords and defeat Xifeng and the Serpent God once and for all. Even though Jade doesn't want the crown, she knows she is the only one who can dethrone the empress and set the world right. But the empire is in distress and its people are sinking into poverty and despair.

Princess Jade has grown up in exile, hidden away in a monastery while her stepmother, the ruthless Xifeng, rules as empress of Feng Lu. An epic fantasy finale to the Rise of the Empress novels. This fairy tale retelling lives in a mystical world inspired by the Far East, where the Dragon Lord and the Serpent God battle for control of the earthly realm it is here that the flawed heroine of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns finally meets her match.

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix by Julie C. Dao