The Floating World
The epic fantasy romance about destiny, and the power of light in a world of darkness
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Publisher Description
🌟 Lower your gaze. The light is not for you 🌟
Ex-soldier Sunho lives in the Under World, with no recollection of his previous life. He does odd jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the chance of a lifetime: capture the girl who wields the light.
Ren is a spirited acrobat with a hidden magic - when her family is attacked by a humanlike demon, she releases a blast of silver light to kill the monster. Suffering a devastating loss, she now must save her beloved uncle from succumbing to a poisoned wound.
Following the creature's trail, Ren's path collides with Sunho's; but he doesn't realise that she is the girl he is hunting. As the two grow closer, they soon realise that their pasts - and destinies - are more entwined than they could possibly have imagined . . .
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this unputdownable romantic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea.
TROPES
Strangers-to-allies-to-lovers 🧍🪢💓
Grumpy x sunshine 💢 x 🌞
Found family 🔍🫂
Hidden identity 🥸
Amnesia 🧠
AUTHORS LOVE THIS!
'Exquisite' Sue Lynn Tan
'Enthralling' Judy I. Lin
READERS LOVE THE FLOATING WORLD
'I really couldn't put this book down if my life depended on it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure! This book has it ALL!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Truly. My soul? Shattered. My heart? Belongs to Ren and Sunho. My brain? Still screaming into the void about that ENDING' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was FLYING through the pages ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'She is truly the Miyazaki of books' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this reimagining of the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens, Oh (ASAP) weaves a tale of two star crossed teens whose destinies grow more and more intertwined as a cataclysmic threats loom. Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of darkness and shady activity. A former soldier with no memory of his past save for a fleeting recollection of his brother, Sunho works odd jobs while searching for his sibling. Across the land in an idyllic mountain village, Ren lives with her adoptive family and finds joy in performing with her acrobatic troupe. When her village is attacked by a demon, Ren uncovers a heretofore unknown secret power that allows her to kill the monster—but not before it inflicts mortal damage on her loved ones. Seeking a cure, Ren sets off to uncover the demon's origins. Unbeknownst to her, however, assassins are hunting her down—including Sunho. In the vein of Shadow and Bone and Final Fantasy, Oh delivers whirlwind romance and adrenaline-fueled adventure culminating in a darkly mysterious fantasy series starter. Ages 13–up.
