The Night Ends With Fire - K. X. Song, Hodder & Stoughton

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'EPIC AND ROMANTIC' AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO'TRULY EPIC' THEA GUANZON'DEFIANT AND COURAGEOUS' NALINI SINGHThis sweeping fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan follows a young woman determined to choose her own destiny - even if it means going against everyone she loves. RAISED TO OBEY. DESTINED TO REBEL.The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin's father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell Meilin for her dowry instead - but when she discovers that her husband-to-be is violent and ill-tempered, she decides to take matters into her own hands. The very next day, she disguises herself as a boy and enlists in her father's place.