One girl and a griffin against an empire: A dying land.
The Shima Imperium verges on collapse. Land and sky have been poisoned by clockwork industrialization, the Lotus Guild oppresses the populace and the nation's Shogun is lost to his thirst for power.

An impossible quest.
Yukiko and her warrior father are forced to hunt down a griffin at the Shogun's command. But any fool knows griffins are extinct - and death will be the price of failure.

A hidden gift.
Disaster strikes and Yukiko is stranded in the wilderness with a fabled griffin, now furious and crippled. Although she hears his thoughts and saved his life, Yukiko knows he'd rather see her dead than help her. And discovery of the talent allowing them to communicate would mean her execution. Yet together, the pair will form an indomitable bond, and rise to challenge an empire.

Set in steampunk Japan, Jay Kristoff's Stormdancer is full of mythic creatures, demons and Gods, and a strong female protagonist.

Continue the Lotus War Trilogy with Kinslayer and Endsinger.

A debut dystopian steampunk fantasy set against the backdrop of feudal Japan

About the Author
Jay Kristoff grew up in the most isolated capital city on earth and fled at his earliest convenience. He worked in 'creative advertising' for eleven years and has won several awards that nobody outside the advertising industry gives a tinker's cuss about. He is 6'7", has approximately 13,870 days to live, and can demand whiskey in almost a dozen European languages. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and the world's laziest Jack Russell. Stormdancer is the first novel in the Lotus War series.

Reviews
Rocketing action, eccentric and convincing characters . . . I'll be waiting for more from Mr Kristoff. -- K.W. Jeter
Mythic creatures, civil unrest, and a strong female protagonist? I'm afraid I missed everything you said after "Japanese Steampunk." That's all I really needed to hear. -- Patrick Rothfuss


Awards
Short-listed for David Gemmell Legend Award 2013 (UK) and David Gemmell Ravenheart Award 2013 (UK) and David Gemmell Morningstar Award 2013 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781447200499
Author Jay Kristoff
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Tor
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 316g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 29mm