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The first novel in a dazzling epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea. Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption...

*An Evening Standard Must Read for 2021* 'A wonderful book, both tender and wise' Okechukwu Nzelu 'Immersive and timely... you will root for Charlie and Stan from the first page' Deepa Anappara From the acclaimed author of ESCAPE ROUTES, a bittersweet story of coming-of-age in a divided world...

Characterised by its own brand of pleasingly unsettling magic, Naomi Ishiguro's ESCAPE ROUTES matches the inventiveness of David Mitchell with the fairy-tale allure of Angela Carter. A space-obsessed child conjures up a vortex in his mother's airing cupboard. A musician finds her friendship with...

Das Leben ist nicht leicht in Rainshadow City. Jenseits des prunkvollen Palastes herrschen Armut und Ungerechtigkeit. Die kriminelle Untergrundorganisation Lucky Crows verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. In der düsteren Metropole kämpfen die Wahlgeschwister Toshiko, Jun und Mei ums Überleben – und um Gerechtigkeit. Derweil freundet sich Haru, der Sohn der skrupellosen Kaiserin, mit magischen Sonnengeistern an. Und Theo, der wie so viele andere auf illegalem Weg nach Rainshadow City gelangt ist, wird versehentlich in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt.

The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea. Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where...