The Veiled Arrow
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Last published Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Mulan meets The Assassin's Blade in this sweeping, Mongolian- and Turkish-inspired fantasy novella.
When war threatens the steppes, a young woman defies tradition and disguises herself to take her father's place in the army. But this isn't the tale you know. Amid brutal training grounds, ancient magic, and fractured loyalties, she must become more than a soldier - she must become a weapon.
As battle lines are drawn and hearts tested, honour alone won't be enough to survive.
With threads of enemies to lovers, romance, found family and rebellion, this retelling twists the classic Mulan folklore into a fierce new legend of its own
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