In a ruined, devastated world, where\u00a0the\u00a0earth is poisoned\u00a0and\u00a0beings of nightmares roam\u00a0the\u00a0land…<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village’s debts\u00a0and\u00a0struggling to survive in a spirit world.<\/i><\/p>\n

A dragon, among the last of her kind, cold and aloof but desperately trying to make a difference.<\/i><\/p>\n

When failed scholar Y\u00ean is sold to Vu C\u00f4n, one of\u00a0the\u00a0last dragons walking\u00a0the\u00a0earth, she expects to be tortured or killed for Vu C\u00f4n’s amusement.<\/p>\n

But Vu C\u00f4n, it turns out, has a use for Y\u00ean: she needs a scholar to tutor her two unruly children. She takes Y\u00ean back to her home, a vast, vertiginous palace-prison where every door can lead to death. Vu C\u00f4n seems stern\u00a0and\u00a0unbending, but as\u00a0the\u00a0days pass Y\u00ean comes to see her kinder\u00a0and\u00a0caring side. She finds herself dangerously attracted to\u00a0the\u00a0dragon who is her master\u00a0and\u00a0jailer. In\u00a0the\u00a0end, Y\u00ean will have to decide where her own happiness lies\u2014and\u00a0whether it will survive\u00a0the\u00a0revelation of Vu C\u00f4n\u2019s dark, unspeakable secrets…<\/p>\n

Representation Includes<\/h4>\n

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• A bisexual female protagonist who is a mother<\/li>\n
• A lesbian protagonist<\/li>\n
• Worldbuilding is inspired by Vietnamese culture<\/li>\n
• Nonbinary supporting characters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Content Warnings<\/div>

  Sickness, death\/murder, violence, more content warnings needed <\/div>