Once, Lan had a different name. Now she goes by the one the Elantian colonizers gave her when they invaded her kingdom, killed her mother, and outlawed her people's magic. She spends her nights as a songgirl in a city transformed by the conquerors, and her days scavenging for what she can find of the past. Until the night a boy appears at her teahouse and saves her life... 14+ A fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.