THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL COPY OF, FOREST OF A THOUSAND NIGHTS!!!  Not only is there ia publisher-sponsored signed bookplate, but JULIE C. DAO ADDED SEVERAL "NOTES" ON STICKY NOTE PAPER THROUGHOUT THE BOOK COMMENTING ON THE PASSAGE WHERE THE STICKY IS LOCATED!!

First Edition, First Printing (full number line), published by Philomel Books in 2017.  Overall in NEAR FINE CONDITION, with only light wear on the dust jacket edges to note.  Clean boards with no edge or corner wear, no interior marks in 363 pages, followed by an unpaginated Acknowledgment section.

An overview of the book:

"Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her.

Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high? Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and  exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins--sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute. 

Set in an East Asian-inspired fantasy world filled with both breathtaking pain and beauty, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns possesses all the hallmarks of masterful fantasy: dazzling magic, heartbreaking romance, and a world that hangs in the balance. Fans of Heartless, Stealing Snow, and Red Queen will devour this stunning debut."

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