It starts as an engaging story set in contemporary hong kong and becomes an epic adventure in a world where gods and demons exist alongside humankind. Balram halwai, narrator of the white tiger, is not going to let a lack of education keep him in the dark. Protagonist emma takes a job as nanny to simone, the daughter of a wealthy hong kong businessman, john chen. In the nine book dark heavens series, emma donahoe is an ordinary australian woman thrown into the world of chinese gods, martial arts, and magic. White tiger is the first novel in the dark heavens fantasy sequence by kylie chan. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 546 pages and is available in paperback format. Balram halwai, the narrator of aravind adigas first novel, the white tiger, is a modern indian hero.
The presentday setting blends seamlessly with the solid grounding the book has in myth and folklore. White tiger dark heavens, book 1 by kylie chan read. White tiger dark heavens, book 1 by kylie chan fantastic fiction. Emma must deal with a bewildering variety of chinese mythological creatures from dragons to the monkey king as she. Kylie chan is a bestselling australian author, best known for the dark heavens trilogy, set in modernday hong kong. With a premise like that, fantasy aficionados and diehard action lovers alike will no doubt be expecting something exceptionaland australian author kylie chan delivers big time.
This book was released in australia in 2006, and will be printed in the us in april 2010. White tiger kylie chan ebook harpercollins publishers. White tiger is a fast paced novel with liberal quantities of romance, action and fantasy. Kylie chan has 20 books on goodreads with 34546 ratings. Read white tiger dark heavens, book 1, by kylie chan online on bookmate packed with chinese mythology, kickass action, and sexual tension. Kylie chan married a hong kong national in a traditional chinese wedding ceremony in eastern china, lived in australia for ten years, then moved to hong kong for ten years and during that time learnt a great deal about chinese culture and came to appreciate the. A great fantasy debut with elements of chinese taoist philosophy and martial arts. White tiger by kylie chan, 9780007349791, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kylie chan is the bestselling author of the dark heavens series of epic fantasy books and the dragon empire science fiction series. White tiger is the first book in chans breathtaking trilogy that ingeniously blends magic, martial arts, and urban fantasy with a healthy dollop of paranormal romance thrown in to sweeten the pot.
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