


Ma is a Canadian, and so am I (again, pretty much the only similarity between us).ģ. Read a book featuring an Asian character or written by an Asian author who you can relate to: Asterin is female (and that’s pretty much the only similarities we have). Read a book written by an Asian author: Ma is of Chinese decent.Ģ. That is, of course, as long as the demon doesn’t get them first.ġ. With no one else to turn to, they must decide who they’re willing to sacrifice in order to protect the only world they’ve ever known. Uncovering lie after lie, Asterin and her friends struggle to figure out how much of their lives have been lies.

Yet as they hunt, they unearth a plot to assassinate the Princess herself. Together with her friends – and powers she doesn’t yet fully understand – Asterin sets out on her mission. And she’s vowed not to rest until the beast has been slain. Gusts of snow lashed at barren rock, the bitter wind howling with the fury of a thousand souls forever damned.Īsterin Faelenhart, Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she might very well hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon terrorizing her kingdom. It was as endless and grey as the bleak sky above, broken only by the craggy teeth of the mountain peaks.
