Dragon Pearl

By: Yoon Ha Lee

Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest

Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her.

To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times.

Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She's counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds.

When word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, even for a mystical object rumored to have tremendous power. She decides to run away to find him and clear his name.

Min's quest will have her meeting gamblers, pirates, and vengeful ghosts. It will involve deception, lies, and sabotage. She will be forced to use more fox-magic than ever before, and to rely on all of her cleverness and bravery. The outcome may not be what she had hoped, but it has the potential to exceed her wildest dreams.

This sci-fi adventure with the underpinnings of Korean mythology will transport you to a world far beyond your imagination.

Brilliant sci fi!

Wow, this is such a great ride. Very visionary with a future where it feels humanity has actually progressed. The narrator really brought the different characters to life, too. Great from start to finish.

I’m going to listen for a second time so I can pick up all the nuances.

Different but in a great way

I liked the mixture of science, magic and folklore. Very interesting idea and I think well executed. Overall the story was interesting and enjoyable. The only down side would be a few slow spots that maybe the author went on for background/reference for next book or to just babble on about things or I didn't get reason, not sure. Also a few too many bad luck incidents, it just seems author was in everything that could go wrong did wrong mode for a while. But seems to get more realistic last quarter or third of book. I would be interested in read more of Min's adventures as long more adventures than bad luck stories, So will have to see what the author does.

Great story!

Grandmother (75) and 11 year old grandson listened to this together. We both enjoyed it very much. Interesting, engaging story well narrated. We look forward to listening to the next book in the series.

story felt like it need some more information .

it was as if you were guessing about some things. Not alot of detail on characters. some things get explained to a point but others keep you guessing.

I love this it was not trash at all

I loved how it was in a space and how it involves fox spirits it is so cool.