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Shanghai Immortal: A richly told debut fantasy novel set in Jazz Age Shanghai

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Half vampire.
Half fox-spirit.
All trouble.

Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-spirit and all sasshole. As the King’s ward, she has spent the past ninety years running errands, dodging the taunts of the spiteful hulijing courtiers, and trying to control her explosive temper – with varying levels of success.

So when Jing overhears the courtiers plotting to steal a priceless dragon pearl from the King, she seizes her chance to expose them, once and for all.

With the help of a gentle mortal tasked with setting up the Central Bank of Hell, Jing embarks on a wild chase for intel, first through Hell and then mortal Shanghai. But when her hijinks put the mortal in danger, she must decide which is more important: avenging her loss of face, or letting go of her half-empty approach to life for a chance to experience tenderness – and maybe even love.

This richly told adult fantasy debut teems with Chinese deities and demons cavorting in jazz age Shanghai

Editionen (3)

ISBN9781399717427
VerlagHodder & Stoughton
Erscheinungsdatum01.06.23
Seitenzahl352

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  • vivileftonread
    vivileftonread

    24 Follower

    4,5

    Reallyyyyy enjoyed it🥰 Bit confusing from time to time but I loved the atmosphere, reccomend!

    22. Feb. 2024

  • stine_rine
    stine_rine

    12 Follower

    4,5

    Lustig & unterhaltsam

    Ich mochte das Buch total gerne. Die Protagonistin ist super lustig und die Dynamiken zwischen ihr und den anderen Charakteren machen einfach Spaß. Eigentlich finde ich Bücher mit Vampiren ganz furchtbar und vermeide sie so gut es geht, hier hat es mich aber nicht so sehr gestört, weil sich die Geschichte nicht darum dreht. Sie ist relativ kurz und liest sich flott, ist also eher keine epische Fantasy mit super viel worldbuilding und krassem plot, aber dennoch spannend und vor allem total wholesome. Man freut sich und fühlt einfach sehr mit den Charakteren. Besonders zum Ende. Perfekt, wenn man zwischen all den Fantasy Epen mal was leichteres braucht.

    1. Jan. 2024

  • selfonashelf
    selfonashelf

    191 Follower

    4,5

    Lady Jing is truly an exceptional MC in a downright entertaining book.

    The author obviously enjoys the concept of mortal and immortal Shanghai existing side by side and even throws in Hell as another plane of existence. And so the story unravels throughout all of these realms, and you'd do good to just be along for the ride and enjoy it as well. Lady Jing is a Celestial in the making (so to speak) und gets paired up (not entirely by accident 🤫) with da human who is the cinnamonest roll you can ever imagine. And their interactions do not annoy me at all (contrary to Lady Jing). I couldn't help but root for these kids while totally despising the b****es that make their life miserable. The author states that they're interested in exploring the interplay between self-perceived versus imposed identity and this is exactly what the book is about. And then throw in some dragons and you have a nearly perfect book. 4,5/5 stars Thank you so much @netgalley and @hodderbooks for the eARC!

    10. Apr. 2023

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