amélie wen zhao song of silver flame like night

The mark is mysteriousan untranslatable Hin characterand no one but Lan can see it. Anything to understand the strange mark burned into her arm by her mother in her last act before she died. However, it does contain dark subject matter and depictions of violence, so I would not recommend for younger or sensitive readers.Ĭlick here to check out Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Wen Zhao. She spends her nights as a songgirl in Haak’gong, a city transformed by the conquerors, and her days scavenging for what she can find of the past.

In addition, this book would make quite the treat for those who love being immersed completely into fantastical worlds and narratives that weave complexity with magic. I would recommend this book to readers teen and above, especially those who enjoy fantasy, mythology or the Xianxia genre. The only drawback that I found in this novel is that the pacing towards the end doesn’t quite seem to flow as well as the rest in my opinion. This wasn’t always her life, but when the Elantians came and invaded her country with their armies in metal armour, their magicians with metal cuffs wielding powerful metal magic, her world was destroyed. Each scene is beautifully written, and each character is a complex treat to learn more about as you read. Amélie Wen Zhao is back, this time with a YA xanxia duology starting with Song of Silver, Flame like Night. This world’s vivid worldbuilding draws readers in right away, and the sprinkle of Chinese throughout only enriches that. Together, Lan and Zen must navigate their connections with the past world while hiding under the radar from their kingdom’s oppressive new leaders. What remains for Zen is the abilities of a practitioner-a magician of the past whose existence is utterly illegal in the cruel present. What remains for Lan is a mysterious seal left by her mother before her death. Old magic and practices have been outlawed throughout the land, yet they both hold remains of the past inside them. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amelie Wen Zhao follows two characters, Lan and Zen, living in a society taken over by colonizers known as Elantians.

Amélie wen zhao song of silver flame like night