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Title details for Road to Ruin by Hana Lee - Available

Road to Ruin

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by Hana Lee
Natalie Naudus
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An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.
Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She's a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland's dangers—deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts—to deliver her wares.

Her most valuable cargo? A prince's love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can't refuse Yi-Nereen's plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen's furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers.

A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin's heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Magebike Courier

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 14, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781797172750
      • File size: 298187 KB
      • Duration: 10:21:13

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 11, 2024
      Savage, sexy, and deliciously screwed up, Lee’s apocalyptic fantasy debut is sure to draw comparisons to Mad Max but sets itself apart through an inventive magic system and a thorny bisexual love triangle. Jin makes a living as a magebike courier, constantly risking her life in the face of mana storms, human raiders, and saurian predators to transport messages and illegal luxury goods across the wasteland between city-states. Her most lucrative gig involves carrying secret love letters between Prince Kadrin of Kerina Sol and Princess Yi-Nereen of Kerina Rut, neither of whom realizes Jin has developed feelings for them both. When Yi-Nereen asks Jin to help her escape an arranged marriage, the two flee into the wasteland, pursued by both Yi-Nereen’s betrothed, who can read minds, and Jin’s bounty hunter ex-girlfriend. Forced to take refuge during a mana storm, they discover a hidden community and uncover dark secrets about the nature of their world and the magical Talents which, in this highly stratified society, determine a person’s worth. As danger mounts, Jin is forced to call upon Kadrin for help. The twisty plot, complex emotional entanglements, and perilous landscapes keep the pages flying. Examining power, privilege, and passion, this dynamic adventure thrills. Agent: Paul Lucas, Janklow & Nesbit Assoc.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Natalie Naudus guides listeners through this high-intensity audiobook featuring a polyamorous trio. The setting is a postapocalyptic world in which a person's worth is measured by their talent for magic. Jin's career as a mage bike courier sees her traversing a dangerous and stormy wasteland, delivering love letters between the talented princess Yi-Nereen and the talentless prince Kadrin. An arranged marriage between the powerful Yi-Nereen and an even more powerful foe has her desperate to escape a life in which her only contribution will be birthing talented children. Naudus's intensifying pace enhances action-packed scenes throughout the dangerous landscape. Her emotional connection with the characters amplifies their complex relationships. This is a nearly impossible-to-pause audiobook. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Roaring across a ravaged wasteland atop a magebike, Jin-Lu lives every day surrounded by danger. As a courier, Jin regularly ventures outside the protected cities to deliver everything from endangered animals to forbidden correspondence between lovers, all the while avoiding magical storms, non-magical raiders, and ferocious desert beasts. After a royal client with whom Jin is falling in love asks for help, the magebike rider flees the city with the princess in tow, leaving behind them an enraged father, a possessive betrothed, and a bounty hunter connected to Jin's past. Jin must choose between following her heart or fleeing across the desert landscape, knowing that the ownership of magic is at stake. Lee's debut novel is a love song of science fiction and fantasy storytelling, with a tortured protagonist whom Natalie Naudus narrates with a measured, emotional depth. Just as confidently, Naudus gives voices to all the primary characters, providing each with a distinctiveness amid violence, intrigue, and heartbreak. VERDICT Lee creates a literary cocktail that will dance upon the tastebuds of fans of Mad Max, the popular video game Borderlands, and Dungeons & Dragons.--Andy Myers

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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