The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)

by Axie Oh

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Lower your gaze. The light is not for you.

Ex-soldier Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. Possessing just his name and sword, he comes across the score of a lifetime - a chest of coins for hunting down the girl who wields silver light.

Ren is a spirited acrobat travelling with her family. But everything changes when they are attacked by a demon. Desperate, Ren releases a blast of silver light and kills the monster - but cannot save her beloved uncle from grievous injury.

Determined to save him from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off for the mountains, where the creature came from - where Ren herself fled from ten years ago. Her path collides with Sunho's, but he doesn't realize who she is. As the two grow closer, it becomes clear their pasts - and destinies - are more entwined than they could possibly have imagined . . .


Inspired by Celestial Maidens from Korean myth and pitched as Final Fantasy meets Castle in the Sky, an amnesiac sword-for-hire and a theatre troupe performer with mysterious powers discover that their destinies will change the fate of multiple worlds.

  • ISBN10 1399718746
  • ISBN13 9781399718745
  • Publish Date 13 May 2025 (first published 29 April 2025)
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
  • Imprint Hodderscape
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Language English