I'm writing a fantasy duology! I pitched it to my editor as "if a Final Fantasy boy met a Ghibli heroine..." and here we are.. 🥰 My YA fantasy adventure inspired by Korean celestial maidens (선녀), w/ romance & echoes of Castle in the Sky is arriving 2024 💫🕊 There's not much I can say about this book, as I’m in the middle of writing it 💀, but I was recently telling my friend the premise and she was like so basically it's REBEL SEOUL meets THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA, and... .wow mind blown, she's not wrong. It combines a lot of elements from many genres--epic fantasy, sci-fi, and even some hints of steampunk thrown in there (airships make an appearance!)—and just like those books, it’s my love letter to everything I love—hence the comps. In terms of books, it’s a YA fantasy adventure like Shadow and Bone, Yona of the Dawn, & Jade Fire Gold ⚔️. I’m excited to write a ~planned~ duology. All my books up to this point can be read as standalones, but this a SERIES, ah! Luckily, if all goes according to plan, BOTH books will release in 2024 🥰💗 For those who’ve read GIRL, you might recognize the “celestial maiden” myth from the story Mina tells the Sea God about the woodcutter and the heavenly maiden (it’s another translation of 선녀 [seonnyeo], which can also be translated as fairy or immortal women). Basically they’re women from the sky who wear magical winged robes that allow them to fly/ascend to heaven. I’m excited to work this legend into The Floating World 😌🕊 From SEA BOOK to SKY BOOK SERIES 🥰 I’m so happy to share what I’m working next. 2024 is a long time from now, but I hope you’ll anticipate these books with me 💛 All my love, Axie