Guardians of Dawn: Zhara
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy series from S. Jae-Jones, the New York Times bestselling author of Wintersong.
Magic flickers.
Love flames.
Chaos reigns.
Magic is forbidden throughout the Morning Realms. Magicians are called an abomination, and blamed for the plague of monsters that razed the land twenty years before.
Jin Zhara already had enough to worry about—appeasing her stepmother’s cruel whims, looking after her blind younger sister, and keeping her own magical gifts under control—without having to deal with rumors of monsters re-emerging in the marsh. But when a chance encounter with an easily flustered young man named Han brings her into contact with a secret magical liberation organization called the Guardians of Dawn, Zhara realizes there may be more to these rumors than she thought. A mysterious plague is corrupting the magicians of Zanhei and transforming them into monsters, and the Guardians of Dawn believe a demon is responsible.
In order to restore harmony and bring peace to the world, Zhara must discover the elemental warrior within, lest the balance between order and chaos is lost forever.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
As rumors of reappearing ancient monsters and a coming plague circulate the Morning Realms, a 16-year-old magician and a prince in disguise band together seeking an ancient elemental warrior group to restore order to the land. On top of caring for her blind younger sister and appeasing her cruel and abusive stepmother, Jin Zhara must keep her magical gifts hidden—enchantments have been forbidden ever since magicians purportedly destroyed the kingdom 20 years ago. Whispers of returning abominations—possessed magicians turned into beasts—and a chance encounter with incognito prince Han, 17, thrust Zhara into a treacherous search for the legendary Guardians of Dawn, who believe that a demon is behind the monsters' appearance. As Zhara uncovers hidden depths to her powers, an arranged marriage, shocking secrets, and a blossoming forbidden romance further complicate the pair's quest. Some moments of levity and contemporary references occasionally distract from the high stakes, but the languorous pacing of the narrative, which unfolds via Zhara and Han's alternating perspectives, allows for expansive worldbuilding in this East Asian–inspired historical fantasy adventure, a series launch, by Jae-Jones (the Wintersong duology). Ages 12–up.
