Defiance - by Jean Kwok (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

One love forged by passion. One written by destiny. Her choice could unite the dominions, or doom them all...

Defiance is the much-anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok's Dominion, featuring an immersive, vibrant world of richly built dominions, majestic and magical creatures, and a love that blazes stronger than any power, in which a young woman is the key to saving the mortal realm.

"Dominion is an addictive read." --Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Dominion is perfect for readers craving the emotional fire and high stakes plotting of KPop Demon Hunters." --Danielle L. Jensen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Rubi Morningtail thought recovering her memories would finally make her whole. Instead, she's now torn between the warrior who set her heart ablaze and the prince--her forgotten best friend--chosen for her by fate. Her heart is its own battlefield.

Arriving at the glittering and deadly court of the Red Phoenix Dominion, a matriarchal kingdom ruled by powerful fire sirens, a winged queen, and ruthless politics, Rubi finds herself trapped at the center of a prophecy foretelling either salvation or ruin.

As the Anchors holding back the demon realm begin to fail, Rubi and her battle tygress are drawn into a deadly race against time. She may hold the key to stopping the coming apocalypse, if the dangerous magic growing inside her does not consume her first.

With enemies lurking and demons clawing at the edges of their world, Rubi faces an impossible choice: fulfill the destiny that could save the dominions, or follow the desire that could destroy them.

About the Author

Jean Kwok is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Dominion, The Leftover Woman, Searching for Sylvie Lee, Girl in Translation, and Mambo in Chinatown. Her books have been chosen by Read with Jenna's TODAY show book club, Allurial, Goodreads Choice, CBS New York, Book of the Month, LibraryReads, and Indie Next, among others, and much of her work is in development for film and television. In between her bachelor's degree from Harvard and her MFA from Columbia, she worked as a professional ballroom dancer. Her work has been published in more than twenty countries and is taught in schools across the world. When she's not writing she can be found line dancing, burning food, or snuggling with her cat Couscous. After two decades in the Netherlands, she's returned to the New York area.