A01=Kristen Simmons
action adventure
Author_Kristen Simmons
Category=YFD
Category=YFHT
creepy
death game
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find him where you left him dead
folklore
folktales
friend to enemies
friends to enemies to lovers
ghost friend
haunted card game
horror
japanese inspired
japanese mythology
kristen simmons
meido
scary
survivors
teen paranormal
teenagers
underworld
working together
ya contemporary fantasy
yomi
Product details
- ISBN 9781250851161
- Weight: 379g
- Dimensions: 146 x 220mm
- Publication Date: 21 Apr 2025
- Publisher: Castle Point Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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It’s been one month since the hellish game of Meido ended, and Owen, Maddy, and Emerson are still reeling over the trials they endured there. With Empress Izanami destroyed, and the gate to the world of the dead closed, they take solace in the fact that they rescued Ian from that nightmare. There’s just one problem - Ian didn’t come home alone.
While Maddy chases a lead to find their yokai friend, and Emerson is haunted by a new, deadly creature, Owen is forced to face the empress - now possessing Ian's body - by himself. She tells Owen that the only way to free Ian is to find the artifacts - three sacred objects - which have been hidden across the realms of Hell, Heaven, and Earth. Unwilling to leave Ian behind, Owen dives into a new deadly game, but even when he’s joined by Maddy and Emerson, the challenges prove impossible. If they don’t solve each terrifying task and get the artifacts by the time the giant’s eye closes, Ian will be lost forever, but if they do, it's the end of the world as they know it.
There’s only one person who can help, but Dax hasn’t been human in a long time, and he’s got some serious yokai problems of his own.
Critically-acclaimed young adult author of more than a dozen books, including the Article Five trilogy, The Deceivers series, and The Glass Arrow, KRISTEN SIMMONS' (she/her) writing is inspired by her work with trauma survivors as a mental health therapist. She currently lives with her husband and son in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she spins stories, herds a small pack of semi-wild dogs, and teaches Jazzercise.
www.kristensimmonsbooks.com
Instagram: @kris10writes
Facebook: @author.kristensimmons
