With the blood of ancient dragons running through her veins, Emiko Soong belongs to one of the five premier magical families of the world. Too bad she’s never been able to do any magic. But Emiko never needed any magic to be useful to her clan. The reputation of the Blade of the Soong Clan is drenched in blood, wrapped in shadows and, ultimately, one that Emiko wishes desperately she could escape... moreWith the blood of ancient dragons running through her veins, Emiko Soong belongs to one of the five premier magical families of the world. Too bad she’s never been able to do any magic. But Emiko never needed any magic to be useful to her clan. The reputation of the Blade of the Soong Clan is drenched in blood, wrapped in shadows and, ultimately, one that Emiko wishes desperately she could escape.Unfortunately, that reputation has followed her halfway across the world from Tokyo to San Francisco, where she finds that some ties can be stretched but not broken. Because when Emiko’s estranged mother demands she honor an old blood debt, Emiko can’t very well refuse. A shinigami, a god of death itself, has come calling with a deal: either Emiko recover the ancient Ebony Gate and restore it to its rightful place in Golden Gate Park—or her soul is forfeit in eternal servitude. Because the Ebony Gate is the only barrier between the living and the hungry ghosts of the Yomi underworld. With it stolen and hidden away, the city she has come to love could be utterly destroyed in just a night or two… Yeah, she’s not about to let that happen.So get ready to ride along with Emiko as she tries to unravel not only who stole the gate but why—and get it back where it belongs in what might just be the most intense 24 hours of her life. (At least until the next time something goes wrong.) Along the way she’ll meet the surfer-dude heir to a magical fortune and his twin sister who wields fashion as a weapon; a clan heir who uses his voice to lull his enemies into submission; and a whole vibrant community of magical people, nestled just around the next corner in among the hills of San Francisco. less
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