A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime.An amazing creation! Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorProject Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. Then a royal messenger summons her ailing father to court, and Maia seizes her chance. Disguised as a man, she travels to the Summer Palace in her fathers place to compete for the emperors favour, and the coveted position of imperial tailor. If Maias ruse is discovered, her life will be forfeit. But if she wins, she will achieve her greatest dream. Yet nothing could have prepared her for the challenge ahead to sew three magic gowns for the emperors bridetobe. One from the laughter of the sun, one from the tears of the moon, and one from the blood of stars. Accompanied by the mysterious court enchanter, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise, Maias journey will take her to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.Steeped in Chinese culture, sizzling with forbidden romance, and shimmering with magic, this young adult fantasy is...
Binding: Paperback;297 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FM; Weight: 408 g; Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 25
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