Guardian of the Scroll – serie

Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian's Tournament, held every six years to entrust the magical Scroll of Heaven to a new protector. Eager to prove his skills, Jun hopes that a win will restore his father's pride - righting a horrible mistake that caused their banishment from his home, mother, and twin brother.But Jun's father strictly forbids him from participating. He believes there is no future in Jun honing his skills as a warrior, especially considering Jun is not breathmarked, born with a patch of dragon scales and blessed with special abilities like his twin. Determined to be the next Guardian, Jun stows away in the wagon of Chang and his daughter, Ren, performers on their way to the capital where the tournament will take place.As Jun competes, he quickly realizes he may be fighting for not just a better life, but the fate of the country itself and the very survival of everyone he cares about.

Two brothers. Two nations. One destiny.Exiled as a traitor after the Guardian's Tournament, Li Jun has vowed to retrieve the stolen Scroll of Heaven and to honour his father's dying request: find his mother and twin brother, Sai.Fleeing into the East in search of their friend Ren, Jun and his longtime rival Yin Yue have no choice but to trust the two breathmarked women who saved their lives but who answer to the mysterious and draconian Council of Virtue that tore Jun's family apart and banished him and his father a decade ago.Recovering the Scrolls of Heaven or Earth in order to stop the brewing war that threatens to devastate East and West alike isn't Jun's only seemingly insurmountable challenge. The twin he was separated from in childhood is now the High Keeper who resides in the Sun Pagoda, protecting the precious Scroll of Earth from all potential enemies . . . including Jun.The fate of the entire land hinges on an inevitable reckoning between brothers that will test their skills, their loyalties, and everything they thought they knew about themselves and the nature of destiny.

Two brothers. Two nations. One destiny.Exiled as a traitor after the Guardian's Tournament, Li Jun has vowed to retrieve the stolen Scroll of Heaven and to honour his father's dying request: find his mother and twin brother, Sai.Fleeing into the East in search of their friend Ren, Jun and his longtime rival Yin Yue have no choice but to trust the two breathmarked women who saved their lives but who answer to the mysterious and draconian Council of Virtue that tore Jun's family apart and banished him and his father a decade ago.Recovering the Scrolls of Heaven or Earth in order to stop the brewing war that threatens to devastate East and West alike isn't Jun's only seemingly insurmountable challenge. The twin he was separated from in childhood is now the High Keeper who resides in the Sun Pagoda, protecting the precious Scroll of Earth from all potential enemies ... including Jun.The fate of the entire land hinges on an inevitable reckoning between brothers that will test their skills, their loyalties, and everything they thought they knew about themselves and the nature of destiny.

'Fantastic cinematic mayhem' WESLEY CHU'A tale in equal turns powerful and gripping' AMÉLIE WEN ZHAO'Lee and Lee have succeeded in every measure' ELIZABETH LIMA young warrior dreams of proving his worth in the elite Guardian Tournament, fighting not only for himself but the fate of everything he loves in this breath-taking YA fantasy novel.Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian's Tournament, held every six years to entrust the magical Scroll of Heaven to a new protector. Eager to prove his skills, Jun hopes that a win will restore his father's pride - righting a horrible mistake that caused their banishment from his home, mother, and twin brother.But Jun's father strictly forbids him from participating. He believes there is no future in Jun honing his skills as a warrior, especially considering Jun is not breathmarked, born with a patch of dragon scales and blessed with special abilities like his twin. Determined to be the next Guardian, Jun stows away in the wagon of Chang and his daughter, Ren, performers on their way to the capital where the tournament will take place.As Jun competes, he quickly realizes he may be fighting for not just a better life, but the fate of the country itself and the very survival of everyone he cares about.READERS LOVE BREATH OF THE DRAGON'A real mix of intrigue, adventure and self-discovery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This was such a fun and inspiring book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The story is excellent, layered, perfectly paced' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was simply hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A total delight' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐