Kinslayer

In "Kinslayer," the second installment of Jay Kristoff's Lotus War series, Yukiko faces the aftermath of her actions in a fractured Shima Imperium following the assassination of the Shogun. As civil war looms, the toxic blood lotus ravages the land while the machine-worshipping Lotus Guild plots to crush the rebellion by appointing a new Shogun intent on Yukiko's demise. Struggling with her own rage and the escalating power of her abilities, Yukiko relies on her thunder tiger, Buruu, and the enigmatic rebel Kin, who harbors his own dark secrets. With new alliances forming and enemies gathering, Yukiko must confront challenges that transcend mere violence in this gripping steampunk odyssey.