{"product_id":"song-of-the-six-realms-9781250871626","title":"Song of the Six Realms [Lin, Judy I.]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJudy I. Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy I. Lin, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Magic Steeped in Poison\u003c\/i\u003e, weaves a dreamy standalone romance about a talented musician swept away to the Celestial Realm by a handsome duke in \u003ci\u003eSong of the Six Realms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn't remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith no family and no patron, Xue is facing the possibility of a lifetime of servitude playing the qin for nobles that praise her talent with one breath and sneer at her lowly social status with the next. Then one night she is unexpectedly called to the garden to put on a private performance for the enigmatic Duke Meng. For a young man of nobility, he is strangely kind and awkward, and surprises Xue further with an irresistible offer: serve as a musician in residence at his manor for one year, and he'll set her free of her indenture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the Duke's motives become increasingly more suspect when he and Xue barely survive an attack by a nightmarish monster, and when he whisks her away to his estate, she discovers he's not just some country noble: He's the Duke of Dreams, one of the divine rulers of the Celestial Realm. There she learns the Six Realms are on the brink of disaster, and incursions by demonic beasts are growing more frequent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Duke needs Xue's help to unlock memories from her past that could hold the answers to how to stop the impending war... but first Xue will need to survive being the target of every monster and deity in the Six Realms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by Judy I. Lin: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Magic Steeped in Poison\u003cbr\u003eA Venom Dark and Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250871626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudy I. Lin\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy and horror books for young adults, including the Book of Tea duology (\u003ci\u003eA Magic Steeped in Poison\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Venom Dark and Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eSong of the Six Realms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Becomes Her\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAvatar Legends: City of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e. Judy was born in Taiwan and immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age. She grew up with her nose in a book and loved to escape to imaginary worlds. She now works as an occupational therapist and still spends her nights dreaming up imaginary worlds of her own. She lives on the Canadian prairies with her husband and daughters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018499711152,"sku":"9781250871626b","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_1ddbe957-63ee-4081-bfc0-61b06fd905cd.jpg?v=1773967306","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/song-of-the-six-realms-9781250871626","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}