More than just a beautiful story of a nonbinary protagonist and their mechanical dragon, Phoenix Extravagant is a powerful tale of art, identity, imperialism, and family. Yoon Ha Lee deftly juxtaposes the beauty of words with the starkness of plot, the hard edges of her characters with the soft edges of her monster, creating a reading experience that’s as unique as the story being read/5(). · Review: PHOENIX EXTRAVAGANT by Yoon Ha Lee. It took me a little while to be convinced I needed to read this book. Not because I didn’t think it sounded good, just because I didn’t know much about it and hadn’t felt particularly compelled to find out. Then I read Jake’s review on Jake Is Reading and was immediately compelled by the premise of the magic system. Phoenix Extravagant is a standalone fantasy novel forthcoming from Solaris Books in October It’s about a nonbinary painter teaming up with a pacifist mecha dragon against the evil empire, and it’s set in a magical version of Korea during the Japanese occupation.
Review: Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee. J by Tom Harnett Leave a Comment. Filed Under: Fantasy, Mechs/Robots, Reviews Tagged With: Rebellion, Yoon Ha Lee. About Tom Harnett. Former chef turned constantly hungry foodie, TTRPG nerd, writer of fantasy stories about sky pirates. Currently working on The Sky Whale Trilogy. Phoenix Extravagant. Yoon Ha Lee. • 10 Ratings; $; $; Publisher Description. The new blockbuster original fantasy work from Nebula, Hugo and Clarke award nominated author Yoon Ha Lee! The highly anticipated paperback of the smash new blockbuster original fantasy work from Nebula, Hugo and Clarke award nominated author Yoon Ha Lee! Dragons. Art. Revolution. Gyen Jebi isn't a fighter, or a subversive. They just want to paint.
Phoenix Extravagant is a standalone fantasy novel forthcoming from Solaris Books in October It’s about a nonbinary painter teaming up with a pacifist mecha dragon against the evil empire, and it’s set in a magical version of Korea during the Japanese occupation. This is my first adult book by Yoon Ha Lee, the other one being Dragon Pearl which was fantastic. Phoenix Extravagant is about artist Gyen Jebi, who finds themselves jobless one day and forced into the service of the Razanei's Minister of Armor to help animate their automaton army with glyphs. Phoenix Extravagant | Book by Yoon Ha Lee | Official Publisher Page | Simon Schuster. Phoenix Extravagant. By Yoon Ha Lee. Published by Solaris. Distributed by Simon Schuster. 2nd Edition Hardcover. 3rd Edition Trade Paperback. LIST PRICE $ PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER.
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