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Flame in the Mist is a YA adventure set in feudal Japan with action and intrigue but not excessive graphic content. The story celebrates agency, intelligence, and defying gender expectations through its protagonist, making it inspiring for teen readers. However, it contains scattered profanity, romantic tension, and some violence that makes it better suited for older teens than younger middle-grade readers.
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce.The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals... From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce.The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort--a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace. Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the ranks of the Black Clan, determined to track down the person responsible for the target on her back. But she's quickly captured and taken to the Black Clan's secret hideout, where she meets their leader, the rebel ronin Takeda Ranmaru, and his second-in-command, his best friend Okami. Still believing her to be a boy, Ranmaru and Okami eventually warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect and ingenuity. As Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets, of betrayal and murder, which will force her to question everything she's ever known.
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- Arranged marriage
- Fiction
- Alchemists
- Juvenile fiction
- Samurai
- nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2017-06-04
- New York Times bestseller
- Sex role, fiction
- Robbers and outlaws, fiction
- Brothers and sisters, fiction
- Samurai, fiction
- Conduct of life, fiction
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ISBN 9780399171635