num_pages: 432
description: In New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He's debut novel Descendant of the Crane  a determined and vulnerable young heroine struggles to do right in a world brimming with deception. This gorgeous Chinese-inspired fantasy is packed with dizzying twists complex characters and intricate politics.TREASONFor princess Hesina of Yan the palace is her home but her father is her world. He taught her how to defend against the corruption and excesses of the old kings before revolutionaries purged them and their seers and established the dynasty anew.Before he died he was supposed to teach her how to rule.TRIALThe imperial doctors say the king died a natural death but Hesina has reason to believe he was murdered. She is determined to uncover the truth and bring the assassin to justice.TRUTHBut in a broken system ideals can kill. As the investigation quickly spins out of Hesinas control she realizes that no one is innocent. Not the heroes in history or the father she thought she knew. More blood will spill if she doesnt rein in the trial soonher peoples her familys and even her own.
language: English
title: Descendant of the Crane
publisher: Roaring Brook Press