With an armored oath-bound hero reminiscent of The Mandalorian and the Asian-inspired epic
fantasy of She Who Became the Sun Neon Yang's Brighter than Scale Swifter than Flame is a
stunning q ueer novella about a dragon hunter finding home with a dragon queen. Few know the
true identity of the masked guildknight of Mithrandon. She barely remembers herself. The
masked guildknight- Yeva -was thirteen when she killed her first dragon. With her gift revealed
she was shipped away to the imperial capital to train in the rare art of dragon-slaying. Now a
legendary dragon hunter she has never truly felt at home-nor removed her armor in public-since
that fateful day all those years ago. Yeva must now go to Quanbao a fiercely independent and
reclusive kingdom. It is rumored that there dragons are not feared as is right and proper but
instead loved and worshipped. It is rumored that there they harbor a dragon behind their
borders. While Yeva searches for the dreaded beast she is welcomed into the palace by
Quanbao's monarch Lady Sookhee. Though wary of each other Yeva is shocked to find herself
slowly opening up to the beautiful mysterious queen. As they grow closer Yeva longs to let
Lady Sookhee see the person behind the armor but she knows she must fulfill her purpose and
slay the dragon. Ultimately she must decide who-or what-she is willing to betray: her own
heart or the sacred duty that she has called home for so long.
