![]() After she leaves her home planet, Jinju, on a freighter ship, she begins uncovering more secrets. The main character Min, a teenage fox spirit ( gumiho), runs away from her home, which is crowded with family members all staying in the same house, in order to figure out what happened to her lost brother, Jun, who was a cadet in the Space Forces before his disappearance. A sequel, Tiger Honor, was published in January 2022. Like its fellow "Rick Riordan Presents" books, the novel was praised for its diverse representation and plot and characterization. A short story by Lee about the characters in the book was featured in the anthology book The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities. The book is a mix of Korean mythology and science fiction as the main character travels the galaxy. ![]() Dragon Pearl is a middle grade novel written by Yoon Ha Lee and published on Januby Disney Hyperion under their " Rick Riordan Presents" publishing imprint. ![]()
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