Xiao Yen dedicates her life to becoming a paper mage: She folds paper into an animal or a thing, then does magic, so the paper becomes what she's folded.However, she's still a woman trying to fill a man's roll, during the Tang Dynesty. The only people willing to hire her are foreigners.Xiao Yen must leave her beloved home and travel with them from the end of the Silk Road to the northern reaches of the Middle Kingdom.Attacking a rat dragon, and destroying a Taoist immortal, are the least of the battles Xiao Yen must face.Previously published by Roc, now available as an ebook!Praise for "Paper Mage":-"An enchanting novel, skillfully rooted in Chinese history and myth. . .mythical, unusual, and thoroughly convincing." –Terri Windling, Editor of "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror"-"A magical world as solid and believable as our own." –Cecilia Dart-Thorton-"An exceptional tale by an exceptional writer. . .It doesn't get any better than this." Dennis L. McKiernan Leah Cutter writes page-turning, wildly imaginative fiction set in exotic locations, such as a magical New Orleans, the ancient Orient, rural Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, and many others.She writes fantasy, science fiction, mystery, literary, and horror fiction. Her short fiction has been published in magazines like "Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine" and "Talebones", anthologies like Fiction River, and on the web. Her long fiction has been published both by New York publishers as well as small presses.Read more books by Leah Cutter at www.KnottedRoadPress.com.Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com.
