The Floating World
The Floating World
The epic fantasy romance about destiny, and the power of light in a world of darkness
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 05/03/2026
- Barcode: 9781399718776
- Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fiction
- Sub-Genre: YA Fantasy
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

The Floating World
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DESCRIPTION
The epic fantasy romance about destiny, and the power of light in a world of darkness 🌟 Lower your gaze. The light is not for you 🌟
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea comes the first in a new romantic fantasy duology reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.
Ex-soldier Sunho lives in the Under World, with no recollection of his previous life. He does odd jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the chance of a lifetime: capture the girl who wields the light.
Ren is a spirited acrobat with a hidden magic - when her family is attacked by a humanlike demon, she releases a blast of silver light to kill the monster. Suffering a devastating loss, she now must save her beloved uncle from succumbing to a poisoned wound.
Following the creature's trail, Ren's path collides with Sunho's; but he doesn't realise that she is the girl he is hunting. As the two grow closer, they soon realise that their pasts - and destinies - are more entwined than they could possibly have imagined .
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this unputdownable romantic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea.
TROPES
Strangers-to-allies-to-lovers 🧍💓
Grumpy x sunshine 💢 x 🌞
Found family 🔍
Hidden identity
Amnesia 🧠
AUTHORS LOVE THIS!
'Exquisite' Sue Lynn Tan
'Enthralling' Judy I. Lin
READERS LOVE THE FLOATING WORLD
'I really couldn't put this book down if my life depended on it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure! This book has it ALL!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Truly. My soul? Shattered. My heart? Belongs to Ren and Sunho. My brain? Still screaming into the void about that ENDING' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I was FLYING through the pages ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'She is truly the Miyazaki of books' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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