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y separately published work icon Dark Serpent single work   novel   fantasy  
Xuan She
Alternative title: 玄蛇
Is part of Celestial Battle Kylie Chan , 2013 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Dark Serpent
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'Kylie Chan burst into prominence with WHITE TIGER in 2006 and quickly established a huge fanbase. Her series combines martial arts and magic as the story follows the lives of the mysterious John Chen and his partner, Emma Donahue.

'Now John and Emma′s epic story is coming to an end in this final trilogy beginning with DARK SERPENT. John and Emma head to Wales to try and work out who – or what – Emma is. But rather than providing a clear path to their long hoped-for marriage the answer could tear them apart forever. Emma will be forced to betray either John, her beloved Xuan Wu, or her past and birthright. To make matters worse, John′s celestial home at Wudangshan is under attack from the Demon King.

'Can John find the Emma he knows and love, and save Wudangshan from demonic destruction?' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication:

    For Stephanie Smith,
    Mentor, Advisor, Advocate, Champion

  • Epigraph:

    The Serpent lies in the scalding cage;
    it wakes, rigid with pain.
    The King stands outside the bars,
    her face twisted with a malicious smile.

    The Turtle surges through the ocean,
    but it cannot enjoy its element.
    The shredded wound cleaves them
    And it shares the Serpent's agony.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2013 .
      image of person or book cover 1110737141186044359.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 547p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 5 January 2013
      • Cover design by Darren Holt.
      ISBN: 9780732297084

Other Formats

  • Also large print.
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