Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA fantasy.

As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari’s fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yōkai outcast. Mari is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. Emiko Jean is a bold new voice in YA fantasy - C.J. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. With rich mythology and elegant atmosphere, Empress of All Seasons will latch onto your imagination and sweep you along for a magical and dangerous ride - Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times best-selling author of The Testing Trilogy. And it would be, if she werent hiding a dangerous secret. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. All are eligible to competeall except ykai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. All are eligible to compete-all except yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Survive the palaces enchanted seasonal rooms. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. In this Japanese folkloreinspired YA fantasy for fans of The Hunger Games, a lowly young woman with a monstrous secret competes to become empress. In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems.Įach generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku.

The empress of all seasons