When The Blue Moon Wakes

Author: Liana Kim Skrzypczak

Genre: Genre Fiction

The first in the CELESTIAL LORE trilogy, this epic fantasy set in Ancient Korea follows protagonist Shin’s heroine’s journey from low-born Riverland girl to accidental imperial palace infiltrator after she assumes her male childhood friend’s identity for survival.

Along the way, she harnesses her matrilineal aquatic powers and teams with the palace’s other misfits to save the crown prince and protect the three Kingdoms from political despoliation.

Featuring folklore, myths and legendary creatures, When the Blue Moon Wakes is an ode to a turbulent and lesser known period in Korea’s vast and fascinating history.

For fans of R.F. Kuang’s THE POPPY WAR, S.L. Huang’s THE WATER OUTLAWS and Samantha Shannon’s THE PRIORIY OF THE ORANGE TREE. Retells Korean history and mythology with lyricism, originality and feeling, making it ideal supplementary reading to Hwang Sok-Yung’s PRINCESS BARI.

I was so caught up by the propulsive narrative I read the whole second half in one sitting...I love the descriptions of the world but also how the story keeps moving along briskly. I totally screamed at the end, wanting more!
- Shelley Parker-Chan, author of SHE WHO BECAME SUN