Caught in a demon's curse, bound by a phoenix's sacrifice, she now holds power beyond all other mortals. Aili Fallon will never be an ordinary woman again. Immortal, invulnerable to all injury, Aili fights through the pain of her two lives, her spirit entrapped in the demonic array. But Liu Chenguang is no ordinary phoenix. She carries her final hope for Aili's healing to the Daxian Republic, into a war where neither mortals nor phoenixes are safe. Demon Zhu Guiren strives with Tainu, the eldest phoenix, to break the great array that holds two million mortal souls, defying the dangers that only he can foresee. As they draw near the secret of Zhu Guiren's power and Tainu's hidden past, the demons seeking the blood of a phoenix draw ever nearer. And as the Sorrowful River devours the land, together they will all risk their lives and hearts to break the ancient curse. The Shoreless River is the second book in the Crane Moon Cycle duology, an epic fantasy story of adventure, redemption, and unexpected love set in a world of spiritual powers and mythical beings.
