Daughter of Calamity

Daughter of Calamity is an irresistibly dark and atmospheric reimagining of 1930s Shanghai filled with glamour, gods and gangsters - perfect for fans of S. A. Chakraborty and Fonda Lee.In Shanghai, danger wears many faces . . .1932, Shanghai. By day, Jingwen delivers bones for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the most formidable gang in the city. By night, she dances at the Paramount, a lavish cabaret club, competing ruthlessly to charm the wealthy patrons.When mysterious attackers starts stealing dancers' faces for the powerful elite, Jingwen fears she could be next. To protect herself and her fellow performers, Jingwen has no choice but to delve deeper into the city's glittering underworld.But in this treacherous realm of cutthroat businessmen, silver-limbed gangs and vengeful gods, Jingwen soon learns there are far more dangerous forces at play than she could have ever imagined . . .'Decadent, dangerous, and addictive' - A. Y. Chao, author of Shanghai Immortal

Darkly atmospheric and richly layered, Daughter of Calamity fuses the luxury of 1930s Shanghai, its criminal underbelly, and the powers of the gods themselves. This is a story that seeps into your imagination and persists to the very last page -- Andrea Stewart, author of the Drowning Empire trilogy
Unfolding against a backdrop of shadowy club interiors, steam-filled alleys and overlooked temples, Daughter of Calamity is a novel that demands you turn the pages. I was utterly swept up in this tale of glittering cabaret girls and deadly gangsters, and Lin's incarnation of Shanghai-seductive, sprawling, full of malice-is a character in itself -- Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns
Rosalie Lin crafts a world dripping with atmosphere and intrigue where gods and shamans wreak havoc in mist filled alleys while dance girls spin on clouds of gold and desire. Lin’s Shanghai bursts from the page, decadent, dangerous, and addictive. A thrilling debut -- A. Y. Chao, author of Shanghai Immortal
Daughter of Calamity transported me to dazzling, blood-soaked Shanghai. I was swept away by the spectacle of vicious feuds between gangsters and gods, caught up in the heart-pounding twists and betrayals that kept me turning the pages. A dark and fantastical read -- Judy I. Lin, author of A Magic Steeped in Poison
Lin’s Shanghai invites you in with an open hand or an offer to dance; here, every page is full of glamour, possibility, treachery. Daughter of Calamity will pull you in like a fever dream -- Grace D. Li, author of Portrait of a Thief
This debut is a genre blend of mystery and fantasy with some amazing world-building . . . Fans of fantasy will want to know Lin's name -- Booklist, Starred Review
The author’s love for Shanghai is clear from the early pages, and her descriptions of the Jazz Age and its effects on the city unfold in gorgeous, vivid detail -- Kirkus
Lin successfully creates a world that is as much a character in the novel as the people who live in it . . . historical fantasy enthusiasts will be delighted by the worldbuilding -- Library Journal
Superb world-building. Characters are vividly believable and vastly diverse . . . A splendidly imaginative debut Historical Novel Society

Rosalie M. Lin is a Chinese-American writer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has, at various points in the past decade, graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature, pole-danced in two Beijing nightclubs, and dropped out of a biomedical PhD program, before seriously pursuing her original dream of becoming an author. Rosalie was a Pitch Wars mentee in 2020. Daughter of Calamity is her debut novel.

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