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Palace near the Wind

Palace near the Wind

FantasyLiterary Fiction
Pages
192
Published
2025
Language
English

Synopsis

A young woman returns to her ancestral home, a decaying palace near the wind, after the death of her mother. She finds herself haunted by memories and the strange, ethereal presence of her grandmother, who seems to exist between life and death. As she navigates the palace's secrets, she confronts her family's legacy and the nature of grief itself.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicAtmosphericThought-Provoking

Genres

Fantasy Literary Fiction Magical Realism

About the author

A
Ai Jiang

Ai Jiang was born in Fujian, China, and emigrated to Canada with her parents at age four. She studied at the University of Toronto and Humber School and holds a creative writing MA from the University of Edinburgh, completed in 2022. Active as a speculative fiction and poetry writer since 2021, she was a Nebula finalist for her short story "Give Me English" and won the Ignyte Award for her poem "We Smoke Pollution." Her debut novella, Linghun, set in a town where grief conjures the spirits of th...