Brad Riew
autor
The Last Tiger
Inspired by true stories from the authors? grandparents? lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people.The Dragon Empire rules over the Tiger Colonies with an iron fist?enabled by Dragon ki, which gives their soldiers superhuman strength. Their goal: to erase the Tiger culture altogether, starting by eradicating every last Tiger from this occupied land.When sixteen-year-old Lee Seung, a cleaner boy trapped in a life of poverty, catches Choi Eunji, also sixteen and the youngest daughter of the illustrious family for which he works, sneaking outside of her family compound against the rules, their fates intertwine in ways neither could have imagined.Eunji agrees to help Seung prepare for the Exam, his only hope for a better future, in exchange for him showing her the world beyond the confines of her family?s estate. But just as they start developing feelings for each other, Seung and Eunji are torn apart by forces beyond their control.Before long, they find themselves on opposite sides of a battle for the last Tiger?a spirit whose magical powers hold the key to their freedom and the destiny of their country.In this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story of forbidden love, antagonists turned allies, oppression and liberation, neither Seung nor Eunji can abandon their mission?or each other. And as they embark on separate quests to find the elusive creature, each must also find the power within themselves to make their own destiny.
Last Tiger
The gorgeous first edition hardcover features: a metallic foil cover, illustrated endpapers, custom designed edges, and stunning foil stamped case.
Inspired by true stories from the authors grandparents lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people.
In a colonized land where tigers are being hunted to extinction and ancient magic stirs, two star-crossed teens Lee Seung, a servant yearning for freedom, and Choi Eunji, a noble girl defying tradition join forces to try and reshape their respective fates.
But their relationship evolves from begrudging accomplices to bitter adversaries as they soon find themselves on opposite sides of a battle over the last tiger, a symbol of their people s lost freedom and key to the liberation of their country. As the ties between Seung and Eunji are complicated by their conflicting loyalties, tensions rise especially when a charming princeling of the empire begins to rival for Eunji's affection.
In this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story of forbidden romance, antagonists turned allies, oppression and liberation, neither Seung nor Eunji can abandon their mission or each other. And as they embark on separate quests to find the elusive creature, each must also find the power within themselves to make their own destiny.
