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familiar
fantasy
folklore
foo lion
gang fights
Japan
Japanese
magic school
magical competition
magical family dynamics
magical pet
monster hunter
murder mystery
San Francisco California
sentinel
sff
swords
Tokyo
Product details
- ISBN 9781250837943
- Weight: 362g
- Dimensions: 128 x 205mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jul 2025
- Publisher: Castle Point Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Emiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San Francisco, just can't catch a break. Just after she becomes the guardian for a sentient city, a murder strikes close to home. Called by the city and one of the most powerful clans to investigate, she traces the killer whose scent signature bears a haunting similarity to her mother’s talent.
The trail will lead her back to Tokyo where the thread she pulls threatens to unravel her whole world and bring dark family secrets to light.
Meanwhile, the General rises in the East and Emiko must fight the hidden enemies of his growing army who are amped up on Blood Jade, while keeping her promises to her brother Tatsuya as he prepares for his tourney.
Her duties as Sentinel and her loyalties collide when she must choose between hiding her deepest shame or stopping the General’s relentless march.
Julia Vee likes stories about monsters, money, and good food. Vee was born in Macao and grew up in Northern California, where she studied at UC Berkeley and majored in Asian Studies. She is a graduate of the Viable Paradise workshop.
Ken Bebelle turned his childhood love for reading sci-fi and fantasy into a career in prosthetics. After twenty years he came back to books, writing about plucky underdogs and ancient magical artifacts with deadly secrets. He and his wife live in the Pacific Northwest and he still dreams of growing perfect tomatoes.
Bebelle and Vee have written together since middle school.
