When They Burned the Butterfly

Wen-yi Lee

earliest edition we have, 2025 Headline Publishing Group, 2025 480 pages

The Butterfly Duet — book 1

Singapore, 1972: Newly independent, a city of immigrants grappling for power in a fast-modernizing world. Here, gangsters are the last conduits of the gods their ancestors brought with them, and the back alleys where they fight are the last place where magic has not been assimilated and legislated away. Loner schoolgirl Adeline Siow has never needed more company than the flame she can summon at her fingertips. But w...

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When They Burned the Butterfly edition · 2025 · Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom · 304 pages · 9781250369468
When They Burned the Butterfly edition · 2025 · Headline Publishing Group · 480 pages · 9781035429929
When They Burned the Butterfly hardcover · 2025 · Tor Books · 480 pages · 9781250369451

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