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Paper Dragons by Siobhan McDermott

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Paper Dragons

The Fight for the Hidden Realm

Siobhan McDermott

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · January 21, 2025

Reading lane: YA Mythical Creature Stories

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm —p erfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon.

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Why This Clicks

Mythic Fantasy

For when you want a sustained, immersive fantasy read with fairy-tale textures.

Come here for

  • mythic-world momentum
  • layered YA fantasy

Expect

  • mythical-creature adventures
  • regional fairy-tale notes

Book Details

Authors
Siobhan McDermott
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
January 21, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
YA Mythical Creature Stories · Mythical Creatures
Reading lane
YA Mythical Creature Stories

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Publisher Categories

  • Action & Adventure

  • Asian Myths & Legends

  • Magic & Fantasy

About This Book

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm —p erfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! “A new classic fantasy adventure.” — Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging’s only hope of esc...

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A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm —p erfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! “A new classic fantasy adventure.” — Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She’s in. In her lessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals, Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove that she’s worthy of being a Silhouette—despite her rivals' attempts to sabotage her. But as Zhi Ging’s power grows, so do the rumours of the return of the Fui Gwai, an evil spirit that turns people into grey-eyed thralls. When the impossible happens and the Fui Gwai attack the Silhouettes, can Zhi Ging use her newly uncovered talents to save her friends and the world beyond? Or will the grey-eyed spirit consume them all? “A soaring, luminous new world." —Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of The Nevermoor series

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