Hesina knows that while the soothsayer cannot see the past and provide her with the killer’s name, the soothsayer does have the power to see into the future and can thus point her on the path to bring her father’s killer to justice.
Her father, the King, has recently passed away, and Hesina is convinced that foul play was involved. Hesina is willing to risk getting caught, however, because she desperately needs information that only a soothsayer can provide. Joan He grabbed my attention immediately by starting Descendant of the Crane on a most unexpected note, with the protagonist, Princess Hesina of Yan, knowingly committing an act of treason by seeking the counsel of a soothsayer, or fortune teller. Seeking to use it for any purpose is a crime punishable by death. In the kingdom of Yan, magic has been outlawed for centuries. Descendant of the Crane is equal parts epic fantasy, coming of age story, and murder mystery all rolled into one very compelling story. When I dove into the novel, however, I realized that it had a lot more layers to it than I was expecting.
The promise of a Game of Thrones-style, action-packed epic fantasy set in a Chinese-inspired world just sounded way too good to pass up. I was initially drawn to Joan He’s debut novel Descendant of the Crane because I heard it described as a Chinese-inspired Game of Thrones. FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley.
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