Skip to content

Girls of Paper and Fire

Book cover of Girls of Paper and Fire
Girls of Paper and FireNatasha NganGirls of Paper and Fire, book 1

Characters in Girls of Paper and Fire

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Lei

    A Paper caste girl with rare golden eyes, taken from her village to serve as one of the King's nine Paper Girl concubines.

    Also in Girls of Storm and Shadow

Supporting characters

  • Aoki

    One of the nine Paper Girls and Lei's closest friend from their first night together in the Hidden Palace.

  • Wren (Girls of Paper and Fire)

    A fellow Paper Girl who trains Lei in the palace's night skills and becomes the center of a forbidden romance between them.

  • Zelle

    An instructor of night skills at the Hidden Palace who watches over Lei and repeatedly intervenes when she is in danger.

  • Blue (Girls of Paper and Fire)

    One of the nine Paper Girls, sharp-tongued and openly hostile toward Lei from her first day in the Hidden Palace.

More about Girls of Paper and Fire