Hardcover |400 pagesThe stunning first edition ofThe Scorpion and the Night Blossomwill feature a beautiful flower design stenciled on the ombre sprayed edges, exclusive printed endpapers, and a foil-stamped case!

In a world at war with demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother’s soul before she loses her forever. From theNew York Timesbestselling author ofSong of Silver, Flame Like Nightcomes the beginning of a dark and opulent romantasy duology, perfect for C-drama fans!

Nine years ago, the war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore nyngs family apart, leaving her mother barely alive and a baby sister to fend for. Now themortal realmis falling into eternal night, and mbeautiful, ravenous demonsroam the land, feasting on the flesh of humans and drinking their souls.

nyng is no longer ahelplesschild, though. Armed with her crescent blades and trained in the ancient art of practitioning, she has decided to enter theImmortalityTrials,which are open to any mortal who cansurvive the journeyto the immortal realm. Those who complete theTrials are granted a pill of eternal lifethe one thing nyng knows can heal her dying mother. But to attain the prize, she must survive the competition.

Death is common in theTrials.Yet oddly, nyng finds that someone is helping her stay alive. A rival contestant. Powerful and handsome, Ychn is as secretive about his past as he is about his motives for protecting nyng.

The longer she survives theTrials, the clearer it becomes that all is not right in the immortal realm. To save her mother and herself, nyng will need to figure out whether she can truly trust the strangershes falling for or if hes the most dangerous player of all . . . for herself and for all the realms.