ISBN: 1625674902 9781625674906

Category: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

Page count: 596

<p> <b>Winner of the Elgin Award!</b> </p> <p> <b>"It's as close to perfect as a book can get... I already know this will be one of my favorites for the year. A favorite book, period." — Beth Cato, two-time Rhysling Award winner</b> </p> <p>Drawing on Chinese and Mongolian elements, SFPA Grand Master Mary Soon Lee has penned an epic of politics, war, and the reach of dragons — perfect for fans of <i>Game of Thrones</i> and <i>Beowulf</i>.</p> <p>As the fourth-born prince of Meqing, Xau was never supposed to be king. But when his brothers are deemed unfit to rule and eaten by a dragon, as is the custom, Xau finds himself on the throne. The early years of his reign are marred by earthquake, flood, and war. Then a demon thought long-dead returns, leaving devastation in its wake, and Xau must broker peace with his enemies. Can their combined strength vanquish the demon before it destroys them?</p> <p>In the tradition of the <i>Iliad</i>, the <i>Epic of Gilgamesh</i>, and <i>Beowulf</i>, <i>The Sign of the Dragon</i> is told in poetry. Many of the individual poems appeared in award-winning magazines such as <i>Apex Magazine</i>, <i>The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction</i>, and <i>Strange Horizons</i>. This is the revised ebook edition of the entire epic and is accompanied by forty extraordinary full-page illustrations by Gary McCluskey.</p> <p> <b>Praise for The Sign of the Dragon:</b> </p> <p>"What an utterly beautiful, impressive, & occasionally heartbreaking reading experience!" — Ann K. Schwader, SFPA Grand Master</p> <p>"This is an absolutely stunning work that I will read and reread." — T. Frohock, author of the Los Nefilim series</p>