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To gaze upon wicked Gods / Molly X. Chang.
"Ruying, born with the power over death, must weigh if her family's life is worth betraying her country to strike a deal with an enemy prince"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593722244 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 351 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm + 1 folded poster
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Female assassins > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Princes > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Chang | 31681010368652 | FICTION | Available | - |
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Cursed with the power of Death, Ruying, when her Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, is offered an impossible deal: be his private assassin and her family will never suffer harm again, forcing her to decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country. - Random House, Inc.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠In this magical epic fantasy, the gripping first novel of the Gods Beyond the Skies series, a young woman gifted with the power of Death must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country.
The gorgeous first edition hardcover of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods features a poster, color endpapers, a custom-stamped case, and a foil jacket!
âWith hauntingly poetic prose, Molly X. Chang spins a tale at the intersection of science fiction, fantasy, and the very real devastation that colonialism brings down on colonized peoples.ââXiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow
Heroes die, cowards live. Daughter of a conquered world, Ruying hates the invaders who descended from the heavens long before she was born and defeated the magic of her people with technologies unlike anything her world had ever seen.
Blessed by Death, born with the ability to pull the life right out of mortal bodies, Ruying shouldnât have to fear these foreign invaders, but she does. Especially because she wants to keep herself and her family safe.
When Ruyingâs Gift is discovered by an enemy prince, he offers her an impossible deal: If she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivalsâwhose deaths he swears would be for the good of both their worlds and would protect her people from further brutalizationâher family will never starve or suffer harm again. But to accept this bargain, she must use the powers she has always feared, powers that will shave years off her own existence.
Can Ruying trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster? Are the evils of this agreement really in the service of a much greater good? Or will she betray her entire nation by protecting those she loves the most?
