A FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS

Lucy is a breathtakingly beautiful girl raised in a poor village by her cruel, manipulative aunt, koko, who teaches her that she is destined for greatness nothing less than becoming the Empress of chimneys,



But to reach that throne, Lucy must leave behind everything she knows: her humble beginnings, her kindhearted childhood love Mark, and, perhaps most dangerously, her own morality.



Guided by a dark prophecy and fueled by ambition, Lucy enters the imperial palace, where she must navigate palace intrigue, betrayal, ancient magic, and the dark god who promises her power in exchange for her soul.



This is a story about the price of destiny and what happens when a girl begins to believe she deserves more than the world has given her.