A Poem of Fire: Her Sword, Book 1
by Huai Guan
Description
A young antiques restorer falls in love with her colleague only to find out he is an ancient sword in human form. A myth-imbued fantasy in the vein of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES.
Antiques restoration is a lonely job where one becomes accustomed to loneliness. Renee knows it all. After graduating from college, she moves to a big city and starts her first job as a restorer. She didn’t expect much of anything to ever change, but things prove the opposite when she meets her beautiful colleague Hsiao Liam. At the age of 27, Hsiao Liam appears far more sophisticated than his looks may suggest. He seems to care deeply for Renee while keeping her at a distance. In an elevator accident, Hsiao Liam saves Renee by flying a sword and exposes his secret: he is an ancient sword that has taken on the human form. To Hsiao Liam, Renee is the one he has been waiting for thousands of years. As they get closer however, a spell begins to cause conflicts between his human and sword sides. He loves her, but the sword’s consciousness is trying to puncture her heart.
Comparable to A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES and inspired by the culture of the Bronze Age, HER SWORD creates unique characters and in essence explores the conflicts between what we need and what we want. Huai Guan’s flawless prose style draws us smoothly but irrevocably into a world in which our reverence for the deep past finds a new, though tumultuous rebirth.
Sponsored by Taiwan Creative Content Agency, HER SWORD is currently under development into a TV series.
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Sold: Chinese complex (Eurasian), Chinese audio (TrueLake), Korean (RHK), Vietnamese (Tazano).
Contact: Whitney Hsu, ANA Taiwan, whsu@nurnberg.com.tw
Marketing Information
Official "Books from Taiwan" selection.
Adapted into interactive virtual reality THE BOOK INHERITED.
Adapted into interactive augmented reality show FIX YOU.
Sponsored by Taiwan Creative Content Agency for development into a TV series.
Endorsements
HER SWORD is the most wonderful work I have read in recent years in the categories of fantasy and romance. It not only possesses a charm for the book market, but also explores human nature in depth. ─ Chang Ta-Chun, bestselling author
Huai Guan is a master storyteller. The magic in her words opens up our huge imagination. ─ Hsia Yun-Fen, BCC i like radio
Once you open the book, you don’t even have the time to eat. ─ Chen Feng-Hsin, NEWS 98
Author Biography
Huai Guan was born in a small town in southern Taiwan, and spent her childhood years among books. Cao Xueqin’s Story of the Stone and George R. R. Martin’s A Song for Lya ignited her love for fantasy writing, which no amount of travel or pressure – including a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago – could ever subdue.
Somewhere Else Entertainment
Somewhere Else Entertainment manages Huai Guan's story IPs, and develops screenplays and bibles for TV series and films. Huai Guan was born in a small town in southern Taiwan, and spent her childhood years among books. Cao Xueqin’s Story of the Stone and George R. R. Martin’s A Song for Lya ignited her love for fantasy writing, which no amount of travel or pressure – including a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago – could ever subdue.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Eurasian Publishing Group
- Publication Date August 2018
- Orginal LanguageChinese complex
- ISBN/Identifier 9789861336619
- Publication Country or regionTaiwan
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language Title劍魂如初
- Original Language Authors懷觀
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