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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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Children’s, Teenage & Educational

SERPENTINE

Cindy Pon

The first book in a sweeping fantasy trilogy set in the ancient Kingdom of Xia and inspired by the rich history of Chinese mythology and written by Diversity In YA cofounder Cindy Pon tells the coming of age story of Skybright, a young girl who worries about her growing otherness.

SERPENTINE chronicles the tension and struggle among mortals, demons, and gods in the kingdom of Xia as it tells the story of Skybright, who worries about her growing otherness as she falls in love with a mortal boy for the first time. Lush with details from Chinese folklore, SERPENTINE sets a mood of tension and struggle between mortals, demons and gods as it tells the coming of age story of Skybright, a young girl who worries about her growing otherness. As she turns sixteen Skybright starts to morph in the middle of the night into a seductive serpent demon. Daybreak brings her back to life as a companion and handmaid to the youngest daughter of a very wealthy family. Skybright is told that her destiny is dark, but she is struggling only to be herself even as she falls in love with a mortal boy for the first time. Cindy Pon is the author of SILVER PHOENIX: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia, FURY OF THE PHOENIX, named one of the top ten fantasy novels for youth by Booklist. She lives with her husband and two children in San Diego, California.

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Book Published 2015-09-01 by Month9Books

Comments

SERPENTINE named a “Big Indie Book of Fall”

Action, secrets, love and a search for identity combine in a powerful tale about what ensues when the underworld and the real world collide.

YA fans will love Pon's storytelling ability and the immersion into a world filled with love, danger, and fantasy. Readers will be begging for a sequel to find out what happens to these intriguing characters.

It’s worth noting the books’ location in a fictional kingdom in China, is a hotbed territory that’s surpassed the U.S. in terms of box office potential…With her epic world-building this could very well be a franchise or a TV series.

Vivid worldbuilding, incendiary romance, heart-pounding action, and characters that will win you over – I highly recommend SERPENTINE.

SERPENTINE’s world oozes with lush details and rich lore, and the characters crackle with life. This is one story that you'll want to lose yourself in.

SERPENTINE is unique and surprising, with a beautifully-drawn fantasy world that sucked me right in! I love Skybright's transformative power, and how she learns to take charge of it.

A fast-paced and engrossing read.

Fast-paced fantasy adventure is set in an ancient China of folklore… At its core, the novel is about friendship, loyalty, and self-acceptance, with characters as delightfully real as any in the realm of young adult literature.