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The Isle of Lonely Monsters

By Julie Leong
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Reclusive monster hunter Meixin's life is full of secrets. The first: she doesn't hunt monsters. She saves them, bringing them to her hidden isle where they can live in peace. The second: she is a monster, the last dragon in the world. Or so she thinks.... Read More
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A standalone adult fantasy with series potential about fantastical creatures and opposites-attract romance.

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Reclusive monster hunter Meixin's life is full of secrets.

The first: she doesn't hunt monsters. She saves them, bringing them to her hidden isle where they can live in peace. The second: she is a monster, the last dragon in the world. Or so she thinks.

So when Faran the Green, a charming sorcerer, hires her to hunt a dragon for him, Meixin jumps at the chance to find her kind - even if it means pretending to hunt alongside him.

It's only a temporary alliance. Meixin knows that humans aren't to be trusted, even pretty ones who speak gently to flowers and do not mind her scars. But when their hunt comes to a head, she must choose a side - man or monster - even if the line between them is only as thin as water.

The Isle of Lonely Monsters by Julie Leong explores themes of trust, identity, and belonging in an enchanting tale where the lines between monster and human blur.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399759847

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Illustration: None

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Julie Leong is a Malaysian Chinese American fantasy author and startup exec. She grew up in New Jersey and also lived in Beijing, China for several years. She graduated from Yale University with degrees in Economics and Political Science and currently lives in San Francisco, California with her husband Drew, their rescue pup Kaya, and a magical Meyer lemon tree in the backyard that somehow always has ripe lemons.

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