Queen Lo, River Queen

Author: Yu Yiyun
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Publish Date: 2006-12-26
Features: The incomparably beautiful mermaid faces the agony of slow death, as those who consume her flesh can turn the tide of destiny. Court grievances, emotional entanglements, political machinations, and the dark arts of flower witchcraft plunge the vast Liao Empire into unprecedented turmoil. The adventure of the beautiful and mysterious martial arts heroine, Liu Yu, begins. A young man and woman who travel at night, two restless and enigmatic souls, they weave a grand conspiracy to stir a tempest in the seemingly peaceful Liao Empire. As the Liao Empire teeters on the brink of darkness under the threat of dark sorcery, the responsibility to protect the empire falls upon the shoulders of a young, delicate, and beautiful girl. A conspiracy, a rebellion, a love story filled with ambiguity and twists—humans, gods, ghosts, and witches are entangled in a web of grievances. Justice and evil, the heavens and the mortal world, all come together to unfold this epic, this dreamlike tale!