Phoenix Extravagant

An arresting tale of loyalty, identity, and the power of art... Lee's masterful storytelling is sure to wow. * Publishers Weekly, starred review * Phoenix Extravagant is a book containing ruminations on imperialism, the function and sanctity of art, acculturation, and the morality of love. It also contains a bloody big and unexpectedly adorable mechanical dragon. -- Jonathan L. Howard, author of the Johannes Cabal books Fiercely original. -- Adrian Tchaikovsky Powerful. Unforgettable. This is another amazing piece of work, and I have the feeling I need to read it again to get it fully! -- Stephen Baxter ... a smart, thought-provoking book, and one which feels incredibly timely. * SciFiNow 4 star review * A story of art, love, human connection, the power of creation, colonialism, and the roles we all have to play in fighting oppression. -- Paul Weimer Phoenix Extravagant marks a different way of looking at Empire and power and living within, under, and against that than Lee's first novels, but no less a powerful one. A fantastic, brilliant undertaking. -- Waterstones Bookseller's Review A powerful, deeply moving book that is a wonderful read, without question one of the best of the year. * Every Book a Doorway * The emphasis on art and painting gives the writing a poetic quality, added to by the elements of magic and mythology, which shows the depth of Lee's research with a deft hand. * The Nerd Daily * An elegant, eloquent novel, tense and full of incident. * Locus * A gloriously imaginative silkpunk fantasy. * SFX Magazine * A lovely fantasy that eschews epic sturm und drang for small-scale challenges, full of tenderness, brutality, and quotidian living. -- Paul di Filippo, Locus Magazine Yoon's story-telling is mesmeric. * Starburst Magazine *