Last of the Talons
Published on 17. October 2022
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-64937-280-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Sunpo, nobody gets out alive.
A year ago, assassin Shin Lina botched a mission and her entire beloved street gang was murdered. Their deaths still weigh heavy on her, and worst of all, she's now forced to work for the rival gang's leader, Kalmin. The very man who killed the Talons.
When Kalmin gets abducted for stealing a priceless tapestry, it's up to Lina to rescue him. If she doesn't, the gang kills her sister. The job sounds simple - but then she finds out Kalmin scorned the infamous Piper - the magical flute-wielding emperor of an immortal goblin folk that used to rule over humanity. The enigmatic Dokkaebi king isn't more than a scary campfire tale to Lina - until he shows himself to her, offering a bargain: kill him and Kalmin walks free.
It seems absurd, but she soon realises that the cunning Piper, grown weary and bored over the centuries, thinks it's all a fun game. Lina is determined to kill him regardless. But what she doesn't expect is for his charm to enchant her too... and there's no happy ending for anyone who falls for the goblin king.
A year ago, assassin Shin Lina botched a mission and her entire beloved street gang was murdered. Their deaths still weigh heavy on her, and worst of all, she's now forced to work for the rival gang's leader, Kalmin. The very man who killed the Talons.
When Kalmin gets abducted for stealing a priceless tapestry, it's up to Lina to rescue him. If she doesn't, the gang kills her sister. The job sounds simple - but then she finds out Kalmin scorned the infamous Piper - the magical flute-wielding emperor of an immortal goblin folk that used to rule over humanity. The enigmatic Dokkaebi king isn't more than a scary campfire tale to Lina - until he shows himself to her, offering a bargain: kill him and Kalmin walks free.
It seems absurd, but she soon realises that the cunning Piper, grown weary and bored over the centuries, thinks it's all a fun game. Lina is determined to kill him regardless. But what she doesn't expect is for his charm to enchant her too... and there's no happy ending for anyone who falls for the goblin king.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Fort Collins
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64937-280-2 (9781649372802)
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Based in her home state of Texas, Sophie Kim spends her days both studying at her university and writing her novels, which are strongly influenced by her firm belief that diversity and non-stereotypical representation in the world of literature are vastly important. Blessed (or cursed) with an impressively voracious appetite for all things bookish, Sophie can often be found wandering the aisles of a bookstore or curled up with a precariously balancing stack of books.