Ebony Gate
The Phoenix Hoard
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4.7 • 9 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Book Award Finalist
Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle's Ebony Gate is a female John Wick story with dragon magic set in contemporary San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world. But Emiko never needed any magic. Because she is the Blade of the Soong Clan. Or was. Until she’s drenched in blood in the middle of a market in China, surrounded by bodies and the scent of blood and human waste as a lethal perfume.
The Butcher of Beijing now lives a quiet life in San Francisco, importing antiques. But when a shinigami, a god of death itself, calls in a family blood debt, Emiko must recover the Ebony Gate that holds back the hungry ghosts of the Yomi underworld. Or forfeit her soul as the anchor.
What's a retired assassin to do but save the City by the Bay from an army of the dead?
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Vee and Bebelle (who previously collaborated on the Seattle Slayers series) launch their Phoenix Hoard series with an action-packed urban fantasy set in a supernatural San Francisco. Magic-less Emiko Soong has lived her life as her family's Blade, acting as a warrior, enforcer, and executioner and earning a reputation as the Butcher of Beijing, her Sword of Truth always strapped to her back. Now retired, Emiko seeks out a quiet life in California, hoping to leave bloodshed and violence in her past. But when a death god to whom her family owes a blood debt calls in a favor, Emiko can't say no; either she locates the Ebony Gate—a door that holds back the ghosts of the underworld—on the god's behalf or she'll be forced to forfeit her soul. The ensuing epic quest is full of humor, action, and well-executed fight scenes, while also exploring the weight of past traumas, violence, and transgressions. Emiko is a heroine readers will eagerly cheer on, hopefully for many books to come.
