![]() ![]() ![]() Soon she finds herself cursed by Raikama having to wear a bowl stuck over her head and in an unknown part of the world, not allowed to speak or her brothers will die, while her brothers are turned to crimson cranes, who change to human form at dusk. Unknown to her family, Shiori has magic, something that is abhorred in the kingdom. ![]() Her mother is dead and her father, the Emperor, is married to the beautiful but cold Raikama, who has snakes for pets. In the first book, a loose retelling of the Wild Swans fairy tale, but with its own spin, we meet the Shiori, the princess of the Kingdom of Kiata who has six older brothers with whom she is very close. The Dragon’s Promise is the second and final part of the Six Crimson Cranes duology by Elizabeth Lim, a fantasy–adventure which takes us to many magical kingdoms in East Asia. My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. ![]()
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