JULIA VEE at Books Inc. Mountain View

Join us at Books Inc. Mountain View for a launch party with local author and friend of the store Julia Vee, celebrating her new novel Pearl City: The Phoenix Hoard!

Julia will be in conversation with Bri of @Bri'sBookish!

The no-holds-barred conclusion to the critically acclaimed, action-packed contemporary fantasy trilogy The Phoenix Hoard.

Blade.
Butcher.
Thief.
Worldbreaker.

Emiko Soong has been called many things. But Worldbreaker is the worst.

She unmasked the General and returned to San Francisco where her power is greatest. But the city, once her sanctuary from Jiaren intrigues, turns into her living nightmare. Clan wars erupt and Emiko’s life becomes a treacherous quicksand of friend and foe. Unsure of who to trust, Emiko finds herself more alone than ever.

When an ancient power rips through the Realm to land in her city, the General will stop at nothing to take it for his own. Emiko must face her past, present, and future, as she races to stop the General.

Is Emiko’s fate written to be the destroyer of worlds, or can she chart a new course to save her family?

Julia Vee was that GenX kid raised by libraries and remains largely unsupervised. She writes with her friend from middle school, Ken Bebelle, and they have penned over 10 novels together. Their novel Ebony Gate, an Asian-inspired contemporary fantasy, was published by TOR and named a 2023 Golden Poppy Finalist for the Octavia E. Butler award. The series conclusion, Pearl City, releases in July of 2025.

Bri is a booklover and community builder. You can find her discussing BIPOC Books, Beauty, Blerd behavior on Bri’s Bookish @brisbookish or with her bookclub @b2weird. She is the cohost of @pinkriotcomicshow.