#yoonhalee

[paulsemel]

In honor of his silkpunk / historical fantasy novel "Phoenix Extravagant" being released in paperback this week, here's my new interview with author Yoon Ha Lee. 📖🐲

[sleepy-bookworm]

Do you have any weekend goals? . My weekend goals are to read 4 books. • Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, • The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth, • Cold Day in the Sun by Sara Biren • Forever Wolf by Maria Vale . Do you have glasses? I got my first pair two weeks ago and wow I love them. . . . . #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booktography #bookphotography #dragonpearl #yoonhalee #thelightbetweenworlds #lauraeweymouth #librarybooks #glasses https://www.instagram.com/adeleisreading/p/BwNepiOHGqU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k0zahnlkatg1

[greeniezona]

I almost missed sci-fi by POC for #riotgrams because I’d already done a book haul post today, but I’m glad I checked, because this was the prompt I was most excited about! I had to restrict myself to a single title by each author in order to keep things from getting out of control. I’ve read most of these books, but not all, and I will acknowledge that Octavia’s Brood is not ALL BIPOC authors, but there is some great representation there. Some of my very favorite books are in this stack! Many other beloved favorites should belong here, but I checked them out from the library and don’t own them yet. Looking at this stack, I think I need more Latinx sf authors! Have any recommendations for me? . . #scifibypoc #bookstack #bookspines #sciencefiction #bipocauthors #octaviabutler #bloodchild #ninefoxgambit #yoonhalee #tentacle #ritaindiana #nnediokorafor #binti #robogenesis #danielhwilson #octaviasbrood #thepreyofgods #nickydrayden #thefifthseason #nkjemisin #invisibleplanets https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBlfkdg2dE/?igshid=azpwg1g3dmo3

[serialboxapp]

“I had HUGE expectations for The Vela. But guess what? THEY WERE EXCEEDED.” . “The Vela is action-packed and visceral, full of emotions, insight, and punch-to-the-gut revelations.” . “Well this was freaking amazing.” . Readers on Goodreads know what’s what. Have you started reading The Vela? Head to the link in our profile to start now. . . . . . . #serialbox #serials #thevela #beckychambers #yoonhalee #riverssolomon #slhuang #scifi #spaceopera #genre #sciencefiction #specfic #refugees #ships #nonbinary #planets #space #spacebattle #episodes #ebook #audiobook https://www.instagram.com/p/BwpzLLNANSG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ng7ne7jc4pid

[litcelebrasian]

🦊 A few great releases out in the world: 96 Words for Love by#RachelRoy and #AvaDash and Dragon Pearl by #YoonHaLee spotted by co-hosts @theshenners & @hannahsophialin! https://www.instagram.com/p/BsxoYE8nwCd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17ecj77tpler6

[booksofwonder]

We LOVE #newreleasetuesday!! So many fun new books each week 📚😍🎉❤️ • Here’s a few celebrating their #bookbirthday today that we’re excited about: 📚 DRAGON PEARL by #YoonHaLee (from @rickriordan Presents) 📚 THE WHISPERS by @greghowardbooks 📚 DIGGING UP DANGER from @storypirates by @jacqueline.west.writes 📚 SLEEPOVER AT THE MUSEUM by @klefrak, illustrated by David Bucs 📚 A CHILD’S CALENDAR, 20th Anniversary Edition by John Updike, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman 📚 LOLA DUTCH WHEN I GROW UP by Kenneth Wright, illustrates by @sarahjanestudios 📚 THE BELL RANG by @jransomillustr 📚 GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN by @aliciadiane70 📚 LET’S GO SWIMMING ON DOOMSDAY by @verynataliecanderson 📚 SPEAK, 20th Anniversary Edition by @halseanderson 📚 @96wordsforlove by @rachel_roy & @ava_dash 📚 Our Year of Maybe by @rlynn_solomon 📚 FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN by @elmify 📚 STAIN by @aghoward_writes 📚 THE GILDED WOLVES by @roshanichokshi • • Visit booksofwonder.com (link in bio) to check out New Releases each week! • • • #pubday #newbooks #newrelease #childrensbooks #kidlit #indiebookstore #shoplocal #bookstack #bookstagram #instabook #igreads #igbooks #bookworm #bookhaul #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookish #bibliophile #mglit #picturebook #yalit #ireadya (at Books Of Wonder) https://www.instagram.com/booksofwonder/p/Bsq4AaDBtEd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wnb4fsvqv8b2

[thebookishaustin]

ARC Review: Dragon Pearl

Image from Rick Riordan Presents website

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Release: January 15, 2019

Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents/Disney Hyperion

*I received an ARC of this title through a friend (who acquired a copy at an ALA conference).*

I picked this book up because I fell, exactly like publishers hoped I would, for the stamped logo of “Rick Riordan Presents” on the cover. On a basic level this means the novel is published by a small branch of Disney-Hyperion publishing that includes Rick Riordan’s endorsement. The novels are typically middle grade and focus on fantasy that’s centered around folklore, myths, and legends. If you want a more in-depth look into this publishing branch, then click here. Now onto the book!

Dragon Pearl is advertised as a middle grade space opera based on Korean folklore. The main character, thirteen year old Min, is a Fox. She has the ability to shapeshift/glamour herself into other people or objects and can use her magic to Charm those around her for a limited time. Upon Min’s family being notified her brother has gone missing, she sets out to explore other planets to find him. Along the way she meets pirates, steals ships, and learns more about her Fox ancestry (and others such as Tigers and Goblins).

Overall, I was thoroughly intrigued by the Korean influences Lee included building this world. The norms set up with the planetary governments and the culture within the worlds were fascinating. Lee also established realistic prejudices among the groups that added provoking elements and conflict as Min discovers hatred toward Foxes first hand. You see this come up again and again as Min is learning more about her abilities and life outside her little town. I think Lee has enough set up to expand this world building even further, though. I want a bit more on that front.

I enjoyed this book, I really did. However, I have two qualms. First, I felt the novel was a bit slow paced for a space opera (until you get to the last third of the book). Maybe I’m just used to more action in adult novels. My second qualm was with our protagonist. She’s interesting, but I felt she was too adult for a 13 year old. Yes, I know it’s fantasy and she can shape shift and Charm people, but I felt many of her capabilities just popped up so conveniently without any realistic underpinning for their origins (like her uncanny ability to fly a spaceship).  

I’m giving Dragon Pearl 3 out of 5 Awesome Austin Points. It was an enjoyable foray into Korean folklore and culture. Of course it seemed a bit young to me (I am an adult reading a middle grade novel), but I think children will enjoy it. They’ll also probably have an easier time suspending disbelief about our protagonist’s abilities. :) This book comes out this week so get out there and find a copy on Tuesday!

[penelopecat]

Finished the latest @readriordan Presents novel, the sequel to Dragon Pearl. I had enjoyed the first one, but this felt like it got much deeper into the main characters than the first one. I thought it was great and now I’m really hoping we get more in this series. #thismakesmehappy #books #2022reading #bookstagram #middlegradefantasy #middlegradescifi #rickriordanpresents #yoonhalee #tigerhonor #thousandworlds https://www.instagram.com/p/CaaD6CeJMNL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[matososorio]

Este cuento es una introducción a uno de los personajes principales de la trilogía The Machineries of the Empire, Shuos Jedao. Un hombre que está escalando en la jerarquía militar, con una figura materna que es "larger than life" y una maravillosa actitud hacia su sexualidad y el disfrute de la vida. Como siempre Yoon Ha Lee crea un universo complejo en unas pocas frases y un personaje seductor con un par de miradas. Lista para releer el primero de la trilogía! . . . . . #ninefoxgambit #yoonhalee #scifi #nebula #hugo (en Bogota D.C) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCv7SIMJs8A/?igshid=rnf1zhcjxvmj

[goldmanangelica]

~ sunshine days and June reads ~ 🌴☀️🌺🌊🌈📚❤️ So I got a good chunk of the June books into the picture 😅 Highlights included Louise Penny’s Gamache mysteries @louisepennyauthor 🔍 , Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage series @brian.mcclellan ✨, and Yoon Ha Lee’s fantasy work, Phoenix Extravagant, Dragon Pearl, and Beyond the Dragon’s Gate @deuceofgears 🐲 - all were excellent and the books are absolutely worth picking up and the authors worth following. 😍 For a fluffier, fun read, yesterday I also read The Glamourist (Vine Witch Book 2) by @luannegsmith .💄 It was a great lighter poolside read to end the month. 😌 I have to again thank bookstagrammer @bookmearead for recommending Louise Penny’s novels. 🙌 They truly made my month. ☺️ For those looking for a writing update, I was an equally busy bee 🐝 I finished the first draft of the adult sci-fi novel I’ve been working on the last few months, and am about half-way through the last round of edits on my YA thriller. 👍👍👍 I have 3 other completed novels at various points of the formal editing and publication process as well that I played with off and on as needed. 🖊 Covid has kinda messed with some of my publication timelines, so we will see what happens there. 🤨 Last but not least, I wrote a short story, and am hoping to write one a month so I have a little collection that can go out regardless of the state of the publishing world in the next few months. 📖 Hope your June has been sunny and full of good books and warm days! ❤️☀️📚 * * * * * * #junereads #readingwrapup #tuesdaythought #yoonhalee #louisepenny #luannegsmith #brianmcclellan #powdermage #inspectorgamache #summerreading #summerreads #beachread #beachreads #amreading #amwritingfantasy #fantasyseries #mysterybooks #scifibooks #scififantasy #booksandbotanicals #readingoutside #booksoutofdoors #bookstagram #readstagram #livrestagram #lgbtqbookstagrammer #bookreviews #bookrecommendation #bookreader #novelwriting (at Saint Augustine Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCEY1jGgox6/?igshid=ah8he5p605y8

[kammartinez]

#nowreading #NinefoxGambit #MachineriesofEmpire by #YoonHaLee . . So I whipped together this #fancast for Ninefox Gambit because I love Cheris and have a serious (and maybe really weird, for those who've read the books) crush on Jedao and yes, okay, Kujen. I know I know it's very weird because of what those two are but intelligence and competence and confidence are things I find exceptionally attractive okay? The hormones want what they want no matter what the brain says (though tbf the brain has quite a significant amount of say in this too, so yeah).

[uneditedbookreview]

#throwbackThursday to probably my favorite read of 2019. Dragon Pearl combines space opera, sci-fi, and Korean mythology in a fierce combination of sheer awesomeness. From the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, Aru Shah is my favorite series, but this has been my favorite standalone by far. You can see reviews for Dragon Pearl and more on my Goodreads (link in bio!). . . . #dragonpearl #yoonhalee #middlegrade #riordanreads #rickriordanpresents #mythology #sciencefiction #spaceopera #bookblogger #bookreview #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fFsJKp7Lz/?igshid=yfyp7e3011sw

[coeur-d-artichaut]

{ wouldn't say no to another beach day☀️ Sadly the weather is changing pretty quickly and gone are the hot days } • • • #scifi #ninefoxgambit #yoonhalee #bookstagram #bibliophile #beachday #beachread (à Sainte-Luce Sur Mer) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ChnNeAbnH/?igshid=1k2kuvimov8qc

[greeniezona]

In case you thought I wasn’t doing these anymore... the brainworm continues. . . #ninefoxgambit #yoonhalee #beadedearrings #handmadeearrings #brickstitch #fringeearrings #seedbeads #beadsandbooks #bookcovercoordinated #beadedjewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmTPWNlfoG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vbw510x5te8f

[serialboxapp]

The Vela, our latest science fiction serial, from the all-star writing team of Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, and S.L. Huang launches today! Head to the link in our profile to start reading or listening to episode one for free. . In the light of a dying star, a soldier for hire searches for a missing refugee ship and uncovers a universe-shattering secret. . . . . . . #serialbox #thevela #scifi #genre #sff #yoonhalee #beckychambers #riverssolomon #slhuang #sciencefiction #episode #amreading #ebook #amlistening #audiobook #bundle #bookish #newseason #spaceopera #adventure #readnow https://www.instagram.com/p/Buq_8yrgdo9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jxi6ca95w8rg

[marziesreads]

@serialboxpub’s #TheVela releases Tuesday, March 5! You can read (or listen!) about the adventures of Asala and Niko as they search for The Vela, a missing refugee ship, and Asala’s sister. Authored by Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, SL Huang and Rivers Solomon into a seamless sci-fi adventure, look for my review tomorrow! If you haven’t tried SerialBox yet, now’s the time! #bookstagram #audiobookstagram #readersofinstagram #scifi #yoonhalee #beckychambers #slhuang #riverssolomon https://www.instagram.com/p/BueIYocnltN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15pgvk4qlrdjx