Her Radiant Curse

English language

Published Sept. 7, 2023 by Random House Children's Books.

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978-0-593-30099-2
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On the bond between two sisters, one of whom has sworn to protect the other.

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Set in the world of the author's "Six Crimson Cranes" series, this is a prequel that tells the story of the early life of the stepmother in the series. Channari, the elder of two sisters, was left in the jungle by her father as an offering to a witch to keep her mother alive after giving birth to her younger sister, Vanna. But it backfired, for the witch wanted the younger sister. Instead, Channari returned, but with a scaly snake-like face that forever marked her and isolated her from her community, with only her younger sister as a friend. And she swore she would keep her younger sister safe, for she knows the witch will come for Vanna, for the witch desires the inner light from her younger sister's heart.

Years past and as Vanna grows up, her glowing inner light brings fame and royalty from surrounding islands asking for …