The Spear Cuts Through Water
Two warriors escort a captive, dying goddess on a five-day pilgrimage to end her tyrant sons' reign, in an epic of myth, revenge and love.
One-armed warrior of Tiger Gate entrusted with delivering a sacred spear; falls in love with Jun over their journey.
The First Terror's favored son and a guilt-ridden killer who turns against his family to free the Moon goddess.
A dying goddess imprisoned for decades by her tyrannical emperor sons, seeking to end their reign and reach the sea.
Commander of the Tiger Gate, known as the Drunk Maiden, who harbors her own dangerous motives against the imperial family.
The Moon's estranged lover, who cursed the land with drought after her imprisonment.
Yes. It won the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) and the 2023 Crawford Award. It was also a finalist for the World Fantasy Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.