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Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice [Marsden, Gracie]
Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice [Marsden, Gracie]
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Author: Gracie Marsden
"You may devour this work in one sitting, but you'll be thinking about it for a long, long time."--Vaishnavi Patel, New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi "Exquisitely wrenching [and] as elegantly constructed as a finger trap...A triumph." --Shelley Parker-Chan, bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun A young woman makes a bargain with a shapeshifting demon who promises her power, if she will give up love--a painful price that sets her on a dark journey in this historical fantasy inspired by Taiwanese myth Eleventh century Kangzhu. In a small village, far from the political conflicts of the royal dynasty, a too-young Yu'er is sold off to be married at the word of a jing, a shapeshifting-demon who prophesizes that her parents will thus gain wealth beyond their imagination. Her new husband Xiaozhu is, like her, barely more than a child himself--but he's kind, and, over the years, Yu'er heals as they build a home together. They become allies, then friends, then lovers. Until misfortune befalls them, once again at the hands of a demon. They're left destitute and estranged. Reeling from loss, and determined to never leave her fate in another's hands, Yu'er decides to strike her own bargain with a jing: she will have all the agency and riches she desires. She just has to leave Xiaozhu and their home together, forever--a price that will cost her more than she then understands. Yu'er's choice sets off a saga that will lead her to the heart of the royal court, and bring her more power than she ever dreamed of, but may kill her humanity along the way, in this sweeping tale of love, revenge, and redemption.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 11/10/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.08oz
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780593834084
"You may devour this work in one sitting, but you'll be thinking about it for a long, long time."--Vaishnavi Patel, New York Times bestselling author of Kaikeyi "Exquisitely wrenching [and] as elegantly constructed as a finger trap...A triumph." --Shelley Parker-Chan, bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun A young woman makes a bargain with a shapeshifting demon who promises her power, if she will give up love--a painful price that sets her on a dark journey in this historical fantasy inspired by Taiwanese myth Eleventh century Kangzhu. In a small village, far from the political conflicts of the royal dynasty, a too-young Yu'er is sold off to be married at the word of a jing, a shapeshifting-demon who prophesizes that her parents will thus gain wealth beyond their imagination. Her new husband Xiaozhu is, like her, barely more than a child himself--but he's kind, and, over the years, Yu'er heals as they build a home together. They become allies, then friends, then lovers. Until misfortune befalls them, once again at the hands of a demon. They're left destitute and estranged. Reeling from loss, and determined to never leave her fate in another's hands, Yu'er decides to strike her own bargain with a jing: she will have all the agency and riches she desires. She just has to leave Xiaozhu and their home together, forever--a price that will cost her more than she then understands. Yu'er's choice sets off a saga that will lead her to the heart of the royal court, and bring her more power than she ever dreamed of, but may kill her humanity along the way, in this sweeping tale of love, revenge, and redemption.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 11/10/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.08oz
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9780593834084
About the Author
Gracie Marsden is a proud Taiwanese-American with a Master's in Teaching from Idaho State University and a deep obsession with mythology. She is also the young adult librarian at the Marshall Public Library in Pocatello, Idaho. Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice is her debut novel.